pimiento
pepper
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The vegetable pepper, especially the bell pepper
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pimento
type of red pepper
Pimiento means pepper, the vegetable, and is a cognate of the English word pimento0, the red pepper used to stuff green olives. It's also used in pimento cheese.
pimiento
pepper, bell pepper
The pepper vegetable itself, most commonly the bell pepper.
Corté un pimiento verde para la ensaladaI cut up a green pepper for the salad
Rellenamos los pimientos rojos con arroz y carneWe stuffed the red bell peppers with rice and meat
pepper plant (botany)
The plant that peppers grow on.
Planté varios pimientos en el huertoI planted several pepper plants in the garden
Los pimientos necesitan mucho sol para crecerPepper plants need a lot of sun to grow