Definition of PIMIENTO

pimiento

Plural: pimientos

Noun

  • A sweet red pepper, typically used in condiments or as a stuffing.
  • plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  • fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
  • Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

Examples

  • Finding space for PIMIENTO, even with its extra ’I’, proved to be a savory challenge.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant

Scrabble Score: 12

pimiento: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pimiento: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pimiento: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

pimiento: valid Words With Friends Word