pi‧men‧to /pəˈmentəʊ, pɪˈmentəʊ $ -toʊ/ (
also pim‧i‧en‧to /-ˈmjentəʊ $ -toʊ/)
noun (
plural pimentos)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: pimiento, from Latin pigmentum; ⇒ pigment]
a small red
pepper which does not have a very strong taste
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