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Added 9 October 2026

pimento

/pɪˈmɛntəʊ/ noun

Latin root: pigmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pimento at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers.
Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked.

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese pimento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), similar to Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimiento.

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