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Pimiento (noun) means Another name for pimento, a variety of Capsicum annuum.

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Another name for pimento, a variety of Capsicum annuum.
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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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What is the meaning of pimiento?
"pimiento" (noun) means another name for pimento, a variety of Capsicum annuum.
What is another word for pimiento?
Other words for "pimiento" include pimento, paprika.

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