pimiento

Meaning

Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

Synonyms

pimento

bell pepper

🫑

paprika

sweet pepper

sweet pepper plant

Capsicum annuum grossum

capsicum

red peppers

bell peppers

paprikas

green pepper

green peppers

pepper

sweet peppers

Translations

pimentón

poivron

paprika

pimentão

Paprika

piment

αρωματικό πιπέρι

Paprikagewürz

pebrot de morro de bou

piment doux

peperone

🫑

peperoni dolci

peperoni piccanti

Gemüsepaprika

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/

Etymology

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.