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pimento|pɪˈmɛntəʊ|
[ad. Sp. pimienta, Pg. pimenta pepper (generally), repr. L. pigmentum, in med.L. spiced drink, hence spice, pepper (generally). Sp. pimiento, F. piment are applied to Cayenne or Guinea pepper, capsicum; in Eng. the name has passed to allspice or Jamaica pepper, Pg. pimenta da Jamaica, F. piment de Jamaïque.]
†1. Formerly, Cayenne or Guinea pepper. Obs.
[1673Ray Journ. Low C. 494 They [Spaniards] delight much in Pimentone, i.e. Guiny pepper. ]1697tr. C'tess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 241 They perswade me to eat some of a Fruit they call Pimento, which is as long as ones Finger, but as hot as Pepper.
2. a. Now, The dried aromatic berries of the tree Pimenta dioica (see 3); also called Jamaica pepper or allspice (F. piment de Jamaïque, Pg. pimenta da Jamaica).
1690Hist. Acc. W. Indies in Harl. Misc. (ed. Park) II. 371 Piemento is another natural production of..Jamaica; from whence many call it Jamaica pepper. 1718Quincy Compl. Disp. 84 Pimento, is call'd by the common People All-Spice. 1783Justamond tr. Raynal's Hist. Indies VI. 332 These berries..turn brown and acquire a spicy smell, which in England hath given the name of all spice to this pimento. 1832Veg. Subst. Food 364 Pimento combines the flavour and properties of many of the oriental spices. 1889G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants i. 66 Allspice, or Pimento, is the dry berry of Pimenta officinalis Lindl{ddd}a West Indian evergreen-tree. 1969Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 132/2 Allspice (Pimenta dioica) is a small tropical tree whose unripe dried berries provide the spice called allspice... It is also known as ‘pimenta’ and ‘pimento’.
b. = pimiento, paprika 2.
1918A. Quiller-Couch Foe-Farrell 94 What do you say now..to a pig's trotter farced with pimento. 1943D. Welch Maiden Voy. xvi. 132 The soup..was delicious; pieces of pimento swam about in it like goldfish. 1950E. David Bk. Mediterranean Food 132 Mixed red, green, and yellow pimentos, cooked a few minutes in boiling water, then peeled and sautéd in butter. 1978Nagel's Encycl.-Guide: China 375 Hu nan and Hu bei are both known for chicken and pimento (la zi ji), soy-bean omelettes (dou pi) and bread with stuffing.
c. = pimento red.
1976Northumberland Gaz. 26 Nov. 16 (Advt.), Triumph Dolomite. Pimento, tan fabric trim. 1977Time 21 Feb. 43/1 A pimento handkerchief-style dress.
3. The tree which yields this spice, Pimenta dioica or Pimenta officinalis (family Myrtaceæ), an evergreen, native of the West Indies, and much cultivated in Jamaica; also, the wood of this tree.
1756P. Browne Jamaica (1789) 247 Pimento, or All-spice... The berries of this tree have an agreeable aromatic and sub⁓astringent taste. 1777Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) II. 104 Pimento, a small tree, yielding a strong aromatic spice. 1892Joseph Gardner & Sons' Monthly Circular 1 Oct., Pimento, {pstlg}5 per ton. 1893McCarthy Red Diamonds II. 43 The dried seeds of pimento. 1950P. Bottome Under Skin x. 95 You had better stop here under this pimento. Ibid. xvi. 137 Pimento trees with their greenish bark and dark glossy leaves. 1958D. P. Storer Familiar Trees & Cultivated Plants of Jamaica 69 The Pimento grows to about 30 ft. in height.
4. attrib., as pimento berry = sense 2 a; pimento cheese, soft cheese flavoured with chopped sweet peppers; pimento dram, a Jamaican liqueur made with pimento berries; pimento myrtle, tree, wood = 3; pimento red, an orange-red colour; also attrib. or as adj.; pimento walk, a plantation of pimento trees; pimento water, a cordial made from pimento.
1893C. Sullivan Jamaica Cookery Bk. 104 Pimento Dram... Put four quarts of ripe pimento berries into a jar, and boil till the berries burst... Add two bottles of brandy or good old rum... Then add a thick syrup of loaf sugar. 1907Daily Consular & Trade Rep. (U.S. State Dept.) 5 Oct. 11 Ripe pimento berries are used to make pimento dram, a native drink. 1970Nature 8 Aug. 556/2 Pimento berries are gathered while still green.
1916Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 1 July 6/5 (Advt.), Cream or Pimento Cheese, each 10¢. 1967Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 23 Apr. (1970) 510, I had had a platter of sandwiches put in the refrigerator—roast beef and pimento cheese.
1893,1907Pimento dram [see pimento berry above]. 1958D. P. Storer Familiar Trees & Cultivated Plants of Jamaica 70 ‘Pimento-dram’ is a delicious Jamaican liqueur made, essentially, by soaking the ripe berries in rum.
1836Macgillivray tr. Humboldt's Trav. xxiv. 371 The pimento-myrtle is produced in the woods.
1975Vogue Dec. 107 Pimento red Hurel jersey. 1979U. Curtiss Menace Within ix. 90 An abstract painting in pink and pimento red.
1847E. J. Seymour Severe Dis. I. 2 Rhubarb and peppermint, or nitre and soda in pimento water enable the stomach to bear its load.
1712W. Rogers Voy. (1718) 126 He built two Hutts with Piemento trees. 1825Gentl. Mag. XCV. i. 216 The Pimento-tree grows to the height of 30 or 40 feet, with a very straight trunk.
1825Gentl. Mag. XCV. i. 216 A Pimento walk, when in full blossom, is a very delightful object.
1712W. Rogers Voy. (1718) 126 The Piemento Wood..served him both for Firing and Candle, and refresh'd him with its fragrant Smell. |