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pimento vs pepper

pepper vs pimento

pimento and pepper both are nouns.

pimento is not a verb while pepper is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pimento Yes No No No
pepper Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pepper is a hypernym of pimento; that is, pepper is a word with a broader meaning than pimento:
  • pimento: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  • pepper: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Other hypernyms of pimento include capsicum, capsicum pepper plant.
pimento (noun) pepper (noun)
fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
pimento (verb) pepper (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
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Difference between pimento and pepper

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