pimento
/pɪˈmɛntoʊ/
noun
- A small, sweet red pepper, often used in cooking or as a stuffing for olives.
- She stuffed the green olives with a slice of pimento for the appetizer.
- He chopped a fresh pimento and sprinkled it over the salad.
- The recipe calls for roasted pimento to add a mild, sweet flavor to the sauce.
- A type of spice made from dried, ground allspice berries, used in Caribbean and Latin American cooking.
- The jerk chicken was seasoned with pimento, giving it a warm, aromatic taste.
- She added a pinch of pimento to the stew for extra depth.
- In Jamaican cuisine, pimento is a key ingredient in many traditional dishes.