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pimento |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See {Allspice}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pimento n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper}, {bell pepper}, {pimiento}, {paprika}, {sweet pepper plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}] 2: fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked [syn: {pimiento}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Pimento, IN Zip code(s): 47866
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