Meanings
plural pimientos
- Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
Synonyms: pimento
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
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nounplant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
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Origin
- Latinpigmentum“coloring; colorful thing”
- Spanishpimiento“bell pepper; later any pepper”
- Englishpimiento
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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pimiento. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pimiento
“pimiento.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pimiento. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pimiento,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pimiento.
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