pimiento
2 synonyms for pimiento, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Another name for pimento, a variety of Capsicum annuum.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Spanish pimiento ("bell pepper; later any pepper"), which traces back to Latin pigmentum ("coloring; colorful thing"), from pingō ("to paint") plus -mentum (a suffix marking instruments and results of actions). It is a doublet of pigment, piment, and pimento.
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