allspice
Noun

allspice

  1. (uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
  2. (countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
Synonyms
  • (spice) pimento
  • (tree) Jamaica pepper
Translations
  • French: quatre-épices, tout-épice, piment de la jamaïque
  • German: Piment, Neugewürz, Nelkenpfeffer, Jamaikapfeffer, Modegewürz (archaic)
  • Italian: pepe della Giamaica
  • Portuguese: pimenta-da-jamaica
  • Russian: гвозди́чный пе́рец
  • Spanish: pimienta de Jamaica
Translations
  • Portuguese: pimenteira da Jamaica
  • Russian: гвозди́чное де́рево



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