A pimento is a type of red pepper. Pimentos are also known as cherry peppers.. They are typically 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. They come in both sweet and hot varieties.
hay noun [U]. âº âgrass that is âcut and âdried and used as âanimal âfood. Idioms. make hay while the sun shines. (Definition of hay from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Meaning and Origin This interesting name derives from the medieval given name Hay, itself deriving from the Olde English pre 7th century nickname 'heah' meaning 'tall' - 'He was a strong man and hey' (Quotation c. 1300).