pimento cheese

noun

: a Neufchâtel, process, cream, or occasionally cheddar cheese to which ground pimientos have been added

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Beware of the word ‘spread’ slapped across anything passing itself off as pimento cheese. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024 The side of pimento cheese starts at $3.99, or for a larger catering order, starting at $6.50. Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024 The sandwich comes with a chicken filet coated in honey, topped with pimento cheese and mild pickled jalapeños. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024 The tangy pimento cheese was a great addition to the salty strips of bacon on my sandwich, which was stuffed with thick slabs of ruby-red tomato. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pimento cheese 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pimento cheese was in 1910

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“Pimento cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimento%20cheese. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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