What's the difference between piment and pimento?

Piment


Definition:

  • (n.) Wine flavored with spice or honey. See Pigment, 3.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These results, together with those presented in the preceding paper (Adachi, I., Arai, H., Pimental, R., and Forgac, M. (1990) J. Biol.
  • (2) Every kilogram of beef we consume, according to research by the agronomists David Pimental and Robert Goodland, requires around 100,000 litres of water.
  • (3) There is a main 11,233MW hydroelectric plant at Belo Monte that will house 18 turbines, a secondary much smaller 233MW plant at the 7km barrage across the river in Pimental and a deep canal to divert water from one to the other.

Pimento


Definition:

  • (n.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The powder component of Grossman's sealer, when mixed with eugenol or oil of pimento, had a significantly shorter setting time than did the powder component of Grossman's sealer mixed with oil of Melaleuca or Roth root canal cement mixed with eugenol, oil of pimento, or oil of Melaleuca.
  • (2) Setting times were determined for mixtures consisting of the powder components of Grossman's sealer or Roth root canal cement with either eugenol, oil of pimento or oil of Melaleuca.
  • (3) The most popular is the pimento cheese, a blend of sharp cheddar, monterey jack, cream cheese, onion, mayo, garlic, and cayenne.
  • (4) Seven different spices (thyme, cinnamon, coriander, caraway, pimento, paprika, black pepper) were treated by gamma radiation at an absorbed dose of 10 kGy, and the effect on chemical quality was determined.
  • (5) I guess I’m one now, too.” The spirit of Bieber’s personal menu, according to Fry, will channel “adolescent sentiments” and “general angst.” Think dark chocolate cotton candy made with Peruvian cocoa powder, Lil’ PB&J brownies, deep-dish pimento cheese pizza, and “Gangnam Style” charcuterie.
  • (6) Elizabeth David had long since told everyone about olive oil, but lots of things remained mysterious, and still had to be explained, among them aubergines, pimentos and zucchini ('small Italian marrows').
  • (7) Of course you can make your own from chillies, sweet pimento, smoked paprika, garlic, sugar and salt.

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