pimento
noun/pɪˈmentəʊ/
/pɪˈmentəʊ/
(plural pimentos)
- a small red pepper with a mild tasteWord Originlate 17th cent.: from Spanish pimiento, from medieval Latin pigmentum ‘spice’, from Latin, ‘pigment’.
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