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pi·men·to       [pi-men-toh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -tos.
1.pimiento.
2.allspice.
3.Also called Chinese vermilion, Harrison red, signal red. a vivid red color.
[Origin: 1665–75; alter. of Sp pimiento pepper plant, masc. deriv. of pimienta pepper fruit < LL pigmenta spiced drink, spice, pepper, pl. (taken as sing.) of L pigmentum pigment]
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all·spice       (ôl'spīs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   In both senses also called pimento.
  1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Pimenta dioica) having opposite, simple leaves and small white flowers clustered in cymes.
  2. The dried, nearly ripe berries of this plant used as a spice, especially in baking.

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pi·men·to       (pĭ-měn'tō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pi·men·tos
  1. See allspice.
  2. Variant of pimiento.


[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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pi·mien·to       (pĭ-měn'tō, -myěn'tō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. pi·mien·tos also pi·men·tos
  1. A garden pepper (Capsicum annuum) having a mild, ripe, red fruit.
  2. The fruit of this plant, used in cookery, salad, and as stuffing for green olives.


[Spanish; see pimento.]

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pimento 
1690, from Sp. pimiento "green or red pepper," also pimienta "black pepper," from L.L. pigmenta, pl. of pigmentum "vegetable juice," from L. pigmentum "pigment," from stem of pingere "to paint" (see paint). So called because it added a dash of color to food or drink.
"[I]n med.L. spiced drink, hence spice, pepper (generally), Sp. pimiento, Fr. piment are applied to Cayenne or Guinea pepper, capsicum; in Eng. the name has passed to allspice or Jamaica pepper. [OED]
The piece of red sweet pepper stuffed in a pitted olive so called from 1918, earlier pimiento (1901), from Sp.

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pimento

noun
1. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: sweet pepper] 
2. fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked 

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Pimento, IN Zip code(s): 47866

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Pimento

Pi*men"to\, n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment.] (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.

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