pimiento

English

pimentoes, or, cherry peppers

Etymology

From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (“denoting instruments and results of actions”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/, /pɪˈmɛntoʊ/

Noun

pimiento (plural pimientos)

Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

Spanish

pimiento

Etymology

From Latin pigmentum. Compare the borrowed doublet pigmento.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [piˈmjen.to]

Noun

pimiento m (plural pimientos)

pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
pepper plant

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