pimiento

/pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/

pimiento · noun — synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

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pimiento is pronounced /pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/.

Etymology

From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingō (“to paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimento.

noun

Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

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