/ pɪˈmentəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a small red pepper with a mild taste
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Spanish pimiento , from medieval Latin pigmentum spice, from Latin , pigment.
/ pɪˈmentəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a small red pepper with a mild taste
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from Spanish pimiento , from medieval Latin pigmentum spice, from Latin , pigment.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005