pimiento

pi·mien·to

(pĭ-mĕn′tō, -myĕn′tō) or pi·men·to (-mĕn′tō)n. pl. pi·mien·tos or pi·men·tos 1. A garden pepper (Capsicum annuum) having a mild, sweet, red fruit.2. The fruit of this plant, used in cooking, in salads, and as a stuffing for green olives.

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[Spanish; see pimento.]

pimiento

(pɪˈmjɛntəʊ; -ˈmɛn-) n, pl -tos (Plants) a Spanish pepper, Capsicum annuum, with a red fruit used raw in salads, cooked as a vegetable, and as a stuffing for green olives. Also called: pimento [variant of pimento]

pi•men•to

(pɪˈmɛn toʊ)

n., pl. -tos. 1. the red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum, used esp. as a stuffing for olives. 2. the plant itself. 3. allspice. [1665–75; alter. of Sp pimiento pepper plant, masculine derivative of pimienta pepper fruit < Late Latin pigmenta spiced drink]

pimiento

A small, red, mild, Spanish pepper, used in salads or as a stuffing for green olives.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pimiento - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppersbell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plantsweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in saladspaprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientosgenus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot pepperscapsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
	2.	pimiento - fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cookedpimentosweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in saladspaprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

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