peppermint

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English

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Etymology

From pepper +‎ mint.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/
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Noun

peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints)

  1. 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.
  2. (Australia) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.
    • 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 76:
      In the hissing flames, Greenhill and Travers boiled the bark from peppermint gums and roasted their kangaroo-skin jackets.
  3. (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: paparmane
  • → Japanese: ペパーミント (pepāminto)
  • → Korean: 페퍼민트 (pepeominteu)

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English peppermint.

Noun

peppermint m (plural peppermints)

  1. peppermint (various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb)

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