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pimiento

/pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
pimien-to
IPA
/pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pimiento, pigmentum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/
  • British English: /pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/

Inflected Forms

pimientos (plural)

Synonyms

pimento sweet pepper bell pepper paprika sweet pepper plant capsicum annuum grossum

Questions

How do you pronounce pimiento?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/.
What does pimiento mean?
Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
Where does pimiento come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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