Noun: pimiento pi'men-tow or pim'yen,tow
- Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
"She added diced pimiento to the potato salad for colour and flavour";
- pimento
- Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
"The pimientos turned from green to red as they ripened";
- sweet pepper, bell pepper [N. Amer], pimento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
Derived forms: pimientos
Type of: bell pepper [N. Amer], capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper, sweet pepper
Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum, paprika
Encyclopedia: Pimiento