pimento

pi·men·to  (p-mnt)

n. pl. pi·men·tos

1. See allspice.

2. Variant of pimiento.

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[Spanish pimiento, red or green pepper, pepper plant, from pimienta, black pepper, pepper fruit, from Late Latin pigmenta, pl. of pigmentum, vegetable juice, condiment, pigment, from Latin, pigment, from pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

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pimento

Noun

pl -tos same as allspice or pimiento [Spanish pimiento pepper plant]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

pimento [pɪˈmɛntəu] n → pimiento morrón

pimento [pɪˈmɛntəu] n → piment m

pimento [pɪˈmɛntəu] n (spice) → Piment nt

pimento [pɪˈmɛntəu] n → peperoncino