pimiento

(pĭ-mĕn'tō, -myĕn'tō) also pi·men·to (-mĕn'tō)
n., pl., -tos, also -tos.

1. A garden pepper (Capsicum annuum) having a mild, ripe, red fruit.
2. The fruit of this plant, used in cookery, salad, and as stuffing for green olives.

[Spanish. See pimento.]

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[pih-MYEHN-toh; pih-MEN-toh] 1. A large, red, heart-shaped sweet pepper that measures 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. The flesh of the pimiento (Spanish for "pepper") is sweet, succulent and more aromatic than that of the red bell pepper. Fresh pimientos may be found from late summer to early fall in specialty produce markets and some supermakets. Canned and bottled pimientos (halves, strips or pieces) are available year-round. Pimientos are the familiar red stuffing found in green olives. Much of the pimiento crop is used for paprika. 2. Pimento is the name of the tree from which allspice comes.

For a list of words related to pimiento, see:

• pepper
• Condiments

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See words rhyming with "pimiento."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - piment, allehånde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(rode) paprika

Français (French)
n. - piment doux, piment de la Jamaïque, pimenta (arbre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - (bot.) Pimiento

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρωματικό πιπέρι

Italiano (Italian)
pimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pimentão-doce (f)

Русский (Russian)
душистый перец

Español (Spanish)
n. - pimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - paprika, spansk peppar, pimiento

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辣椒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 辣椒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 피망

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アマトウガラシ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فلفل حلو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פפריקה מתוקה‬

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