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minty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmɪnti/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English minty From mint + -y.

Meanings

  1. Having a flavor or essence of mint.
    • Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14). 2009 January 24, Corey Mintz, “Lunching well at Forte bistro and lounge”, in Toronto Star:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mintiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
mintier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

mintily · mintiness

Translations (5)

pl miętowy (Translations) · be мя́тны (Translations) · tr naneli (Translations) · uk м'я́тний (Translations) · ru мя́тный (Translations)