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Added 9 October 2026

pimiento

/pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/ noun

Latin root: pigmentum Wiktionary

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Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

Origin

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

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