[syn: pimento, pimiento]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
1. (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its
fruit. See Allspice.
[1913 Webster]
2. same as pimiento.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pimiento \Pi*mien"to\, n. [Sp.]
The Spanish sweet pepper, the fruit of which is used as a
vegetable, to stuff olives, etc.; also the fruit itself. Also
called pimento.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pimento
n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: sweet pepper,
bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet
pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum]
2: fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked [syn:
pimento, pimiento]