PIMIENTO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked

Synonyms:

pimento; pimiento

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pimiento" is a kind of...):

sweet pepper (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)

Holonyms ("pimiento" is a substance of...):

paprika (a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)

Meaning:

Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pimiento" is a kind of...):

capsicum; capsicum pepper plant; pepper (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

Meronyms (parts of "pimiento"):

sweet pepper (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)

Meronyms (substance of "pimiento"):

paprika (a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)

Holonyms ("pimiento" is a member of...):

Capsicum; genus Capsicum (chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers)