Pimento (noun)

1. A sweet red pepper, typically dried and used to flavour dishes, sauces, or stuffed olives.
2. A sweet cherry-red oval-shaped fruit that is used as a food and flavoring.
3. A type of red pepper that is used in cooking or is stuffed in olives.

Origin:

From spanish pimiento, from pimentón, from medieval latin pigmentum, from latin pigmentum, from pingere (to paint).

Examples:

1. Pimentos are used to flavor stews and sauces.
2. I love stuffed olives with pimento.
3. Pimento cheese sandwiches are a popular food in the Southern United States.
4. She added some diced pimentos to the salad for a pop of flavor.
5. This chili recipe calls for pimentos to give it a sweet and slightly smoky flavor.