Masculine

pimiento

Meaning

  1. (masculine) pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
  2. (masculine) pepper plant
  3. (Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Spain, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of pimiento morrón (“bell pepper”)

Synonyms

chilli

morrón Uruguay

pimentón Chile

pimiento picante

chili dulce

verdes de mostaza

planta solanácea

picante de …

planta de ají

rocotas

aji

Frequency

26k
Hyphenated as
pi‧mien‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/piˈmjento/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin pigmentum. Compare the borrowed doublet pigmento.

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