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pimiento

/pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/ UK
/pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/ US
/pɪˈmɛntoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun pimientos

Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
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"pimiento." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pimiento. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pimiento." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pimiento.

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@misc{pimiento_2026,
  title = {pimiento},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pimiento},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}