Are pimienta peppers hot peppers

Answer 1

Yes they would be considered a hot pepper.

Correction:Pimienta's are sweet peppers and rate a "negligible" on the Scoville scale of pepper hotness. They're the same as sweet green peppers in this.

Answer 2

A little hot. On the Scoville scale that measures the heat, cayenne peppers are rated on a wide range, depending upon the variety - 30,000 to 190,000. At 30,000 they may be considered medium on the scale - but the hottest cayenne peppers, the African variety at 190,000 are definitely hot.

Answer 3

It is a pepper and all peppers have some level of heat or capsicum in them, a banana pepper is close to the low end of the scale, but slightly above the green peppers.