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crème de menthe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɛnt/ (US)
  • /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɑnt/ (US)
  • /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɑnθ/ (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème de menthe.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A peppermint-flavoured liqueur.
    • The famous husky Baxter contralto, those creme de menthe vowels, her great, luminous eyes 1974 February 9, Jonathan Cross, “The Fag in the Fifth Row”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 3:

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Translations (6)

pt creme de menta (peppermint-flavoured liqueur) · es crema de menta (peppermint-flavoured liqueur) · tr nane likörü (peppermint-flavoured liqueur) · fr crème de menthe (peppermint-flavoured liqueur) · gv eaghtyr-mynthey (peppermint-flavoured liqueur) · bg ме́нта (peppermint-flavoured liqueur)