pimento cheese

noun

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

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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 More:Coca-Cola Spiced pulled from shelves less than a year after drink's release Chick-fil-A offers side of pimento cheese Chick-fil-A announced its pimento cheese is now available, while supplies last, for individual or catering orders. —

Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024 Due to Southerners’ love of pimento cheese, the chain is now also offering pimento cheese as a standalone side. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024 Chick-fil-A’s new pimento cheese is meant for dipping, spreading and eating by the spoonful. —

Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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