pi ‧ men ‧ to /pəˈmentəʊ, pɪˈmentəʊ $ -toʊ/ BrE AmE ( also pim‧i‧en‧to /-ˈmjentəʊ $ -toʊ/) noun ( plural pimentos ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: pimiento , from Latin pigmentum ; ⇨ ↑ pigment ]
a small red ↑ pepper which does not have a very strong taste