PIMENTO

pimento, pimiento

(noun) fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pimento (plural pimentos or pimentoes)

A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.

A tropical berry used to make allspice.

The tree on which it grows.

Synonyms

• (red sweet pepper): cherry pepper, pimiento, Spanish paprika

• (tropical berry): allspice

Anagrams

• emption

Source: Wiktionary


Pi*men"to, n. Etym: [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment.] (Bot.)

Definition: Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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