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The pimentos finish off the flavor profile, while lightly coloring the spread.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025 The creamy, spicy spread with cheddar, pimentos, and mayo is the ideal partner for charred beef.—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025 Yes, mayonnaise combines with mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, and pimentos to take the flavor to new delicious heights.—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024 Manzanilla olives are big business here—the ones stuffed with pimentos—and also the picual, Spain’s peppery and chlorophylly bestseller.—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for pimento
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Etymology
Spanish pimienta allspice, pepper, from Late Latin pigmenta, plural of pigmentum plant juice, from Latin, pigment
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