Definition of pimento Pimento

pi•men•to

We found 7 definitions of pimento from 5 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pimentoes

pimento - fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
  pimiento
  sweet pepper large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
pimento - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
  capsicum pepper plant, capsicum, pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  genus capsicum, capsicum chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
  sweet pepper large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pimento (n.)
    Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pimento
    pi-men′to, n. allspice or Jamaica pepper: the tree producing it.—Also Pimen′ta. [Port. pimenta—L. pigmentum, paint.]

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