pimentón

Spanish

Etymology

From pimienta (“pepper”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pimenˈton/ [pi.mẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pi‧men‧tón

Noun

pimentón m (plural pimentones)

1. paprika

   Synonyms: paprika, páprika, ají de color

2. a relish made from red sweet peppers
3. the pimiento (fruit)
4. (Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela) bell pepper, sweet pepper

   Synonym: pimiento morrón (see for more synonyms)

Derived terms

• pimentón de la Vera
• pimentón dulce

 

Further reading

• “pimentón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28