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    Patwa headword

    Pimento

    /pi-MEN-toh/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Allspice"
    Definition
    The dried berry of the Jamaican pimento tree, crucial in jerk seasoning.
    Example
    "Add some pimento to di jerk pork."
    Origin
    Spanish 'pimienta' (pepper).

    Pimento is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.