peppermint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/ (UK)
- /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From pepper + mint.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
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(Australia, countable, uncountable) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.
In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.
2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76
- (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peppermints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peppermint shrimp · peppermint drop · peppermint tree · peppermint oil · peppermint geranium · peppermintini · peppermint bark · peppermint stick · pepperminty · peppermintlike
Descendants
ペパーミント · પિપરમીટ · paparmane · 페퍼민트
Translations (73)
nb peppermynte (confection) · sa अजगन्ध (herb) · tr bahçe nanesi (herb) · de Pfefferminzbonbon (confection) · pl miętówka (confection) · ko 민트 (herb) · cmn 薄荷 (herb) · tr nane şekeri (confection) · ru мя́та (herb) · nrf pépermàn (confection) · da pebermynte (herb) · fi piparminttu (herb) · hrx Peffermenz (herb) · ko 박하 (herb) · yi פֿעפֿערמינץ (herb) · nl pepermunt (herb) · pl mięta pieprzowa (herb) · sl poprova meta (herb) · ru пе́речная мя́та (herb) · is piparminta (herb) · ga miontas piobair (herb) · fi piparminttukaramelli (confection) · sq dhiozmë (herb) · tl menta (herb) · cy mintys poeth (herb) · hi पुदीना (herb) · fa پونه (herb) · sq mendër e butë (herb) · ja 薄荷 (herb) · nrf p'pèr'mène (herb) · fr menthe poivrée (herb) · it menta piperita (herb) · ja ミント (herb) · bg мента (herb) · es menta piperita (herb) · ko 페퍼민트 (herb) · nl pepermuntje (confection) · es piperita (herb) · nn peparmynte (confection) · da pebermynte (confection) · nrf p'pèr'mène (confection) · el μέντα (herb) · ms pudina (herb) · it caramella alla menta (confection) · is piparminta (confection) · gv mynthey phibbyragh (herb) · yi ענגלישע מענטע (herb) · eo pipromento (herb) · et piparmünt (herb) · de Pfefferminze (herb) · cmn 胡椒薄荷 (herb) · tr nane (herb) · lv piparmētra (herb) · pt hortelã-pimenta (herb) · it mentina (confection) · nl pepermunt (confection) · nn peparmynte (herb) · ar نَعْنَاع فِلْفِلِيّ (herb) · ja ペパーミント (herb) · ga lus an phiobair (herb) · sv pepparmynta (herb) · sq nenexhik (herb) · hy անանուխ (herb) · de Pfefferminz (confection) · lb Peffermënz (herb) · nb peppermynte (herb) · id pepermin (confection) · ur پودینا (herb) · cs máta peprná (herb) · gl menta (herb) · hu borsmenta (herb) · id pepermin (herb) · nrf pépermàn (herb)