noun
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Etymology
Origin of pimento
1665–75; alteration of Spanish pimiento pepper plant, masculine derivative of pimienta pepper fruit < Late Latin pigmenta spiced drink, spice, pepper, plural (taken as singular) of Latin pigmentum pigment
Example Sentences
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Pimento cheese sandwiches that run just $1.50 and a chance to truly unplug for a few hours.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022
As I lost myself in the deliciousness of new southern classics like Pimento Cheese and Bacon Grits, I wasn’t ready for the profound lesson about the power of love that was tucked away inside.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021
After Floyd’s death, he held a summit with the mayor and other community leaders in the restaurant’s backyard and started Pimento Relief Services, a nonprofit corporation focused on economic, social and political “liberation.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2021
Pimento cheese fever needs to sweep the UK immediately, if not sooner, in my humble opinion.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2021
The Mexicans season it with Pimento; but the Nuns and Spanish Ladies, instead of Pimento, use Sugar, Cinnamon, perfumed Waters of Amber, Musk, &c.
From The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit by Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763
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