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pimiento

Syllabification: (pi·mien·to)
Pronunciation: /pəˈm(y)entō/
(also pimento)
Definition of pimiento

noun (plural pimientos)

  • a red sweet pepper.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Spanish, from medieval Latin pigmentum 'spice', from Latin, 'pigment'

Pimiento (a Spanish word) can also be spelled pimento, without the i in the middle.Make the plural in the usual way, by adding -s: (pimientos).

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