释义
[ pi-men -toh ] SHOW IPA
/ pɪˈmɛn toʊ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, plural pi·men·tos. pimiento.
allspice.
Also called Chinese vermilion , Harrison red , signal red. a vivid red color.
Origin of pimento 1665–75; alteration of Spanish pimiento pepper plant, masculine derivative of pimienta pepper fruit <Late Latin pigmenta spiced drink, spice, pepper, plural (taken as singular) of Latin pigmentum pigment
Words nearby pimento Pima cotton, Piman, pimelic acid, pimelo-, pimelopterygium, pimento , pimento cheese, pimentón, pi meson, pimiento, pimola
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Example sentences from the Web for pimento Pimento cheese is a southern favorite that could only have been conceived in heaven.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern| August 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Not least among Palmetto State glories is the pimento cheeseburger.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern| August 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nearly all pimento cheeseburgers served today come like this: fully dressed.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern| August 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In the last few decades, pimento cheeseburgers have become popular throughout the South.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern| August 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Well, well, gunpowder or pimento , I'll set fire to it if you don't be civil.
Tom Cringle's Log | Michael Scott
For instance, the peas in this salad were left from yesterday's dinner, and the pimento is from that can I opened.
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband | Louise Bennett Weaver
To prepare the salad dressing, mix boiled dressing and pimento oil together and then add the whipped cream.
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband | Louise Bennett Weaver
Some persons give gin, or gin and pepper, or even spirit of pimento , in cases of gripes.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
From the pimento wood he manufactured torches, which served him as a light at night, while he enjoyed its fragrant smell.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
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British Dictionary definitions for pimento noun plural -tos another name for allspice, pimiento
Word Origin for pimento C17: from Spanish pimiento pepper plant, from Medieval Latin pigmenta spiced drink, from Latin pigmentum pigment
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