piment

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French piment. See pimento, pimiento, and pigment. === Noun === piment (countable and uncountable, plural piments) (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices or honey. ==== Translations ==== === References === “piment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === pitmen == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin pigmentum. In Old French, piment (also pimenc) had meant 'balsam, fragrant spice'. Certain modern senses represent semantic loans from Spanish pimiento. Doublet of pigment, a borrowing from Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi.mɑ̃/ === Noun === piment m (plural piments) chili, chili pepper (figuratively) spice (vigour) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: piment → Japanese: ピーマン (pīman) → Korean: 피망 (pimang) === Further reading === “piment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French piment. === Noun === piment m (plural piments) (Jersey) chili pepper, pimento (Jersey) balm