pimiento

Definitions of pimiento
  1. noun
    sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
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    pimiento del piquillo
    any of various pungent capsicum fruits
    pimiento verde
    a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
    pimiento de bonete, pimiento morrón
    fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
    ají, chile, guindilla
    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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    solanácea
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
  2. noun
    large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
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    pimiento verde
    a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
    pimiento de bonete, pimiento morrón
    fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
  3. noun
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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    pimienta de cayena
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    pimiento morrón
    plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
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    arbusto, mata
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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