pimiento
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
Pronunciation
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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.
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