pimento
noun
pi·men·to
| \ pə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō
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plural pimentos
or pimento
Definition of pimento
1
: allspice
2
: pimiento sense 1
Examples of pimento in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The menu features steamed blue crabs, a whole roasted pig and all the fixings, including sweet corn and pimento mac and cheese. — Washington Post, "17 things to do in the D.C. area this weekend," 8 Aug. 2019 This is Jamaica’s signature cuisine of pork, chicken or fish cooked over a fire of smoky pimento wood. — Mark Rogers, USA TODAY, "Taking a family vacation to Jamaica? 10 reasons to leave your all-inclusive resort," 29 July 2019 The Jamaican version is a large fish, fried with the head on, then smothered in onions and carrots and given a pepper-and-pimento sauce so liberally doused with vinegar as to seem pickled. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, "Review: Saz Jamaican Restaurant, Newington," 10 July 2019 Once combined with the rub, the meat is cooked over a bed of charcoal, often with some pimento wood. — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, "The 5 best jerk chicken dishes on Chicago’s South Side," 13 June 2019 In the United States, the Mission olive reigns, in both green (less ripe) and black (very ripe) versions, at least as a pizza topping or stuffed with small poles of pimento. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "Marinating olives, Sicilian style and simply," 12 June 2019 Appetizers might be expected on such a table, but not the little gray fish splayed across a saltine that Belanger has set down, nor the Ritz-like crackers topped with vaguely scatological pinkish dollops plugged by pimento-stuffed olives. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "The hairbrush made of fingers and other scenes from the mind of Genesis Belanger," 8 June 2019 Brain Cheese: Mold a party cheese log into the shape of a human brain, add pimento peppers for realistic blood clots. — Mark Addison, Seventeen, "12 Genius Tips for Throwing a Spooky Halloween Party Your Friends Will Never Forget," 8 Aug. 2018 Brain Cheese: Mold a party cheese log into the shape of a human brain, add pimento peppers for realistic blood clots. — Mark Addison, Seventeen, "12 Genius Tips for Throwing a Spooky Halloween Party Your Friends Will Never Forget," 8 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pimento.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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