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pepermunt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mint noun A fragrant herb, or the flavor it gives to food and sweets.
  • peppermint noun A strong-flavored mint plant, or the sharp, cooling flavoring made from it.

Senses

pepermunt is used for these senses in English:

  • mint A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
  • peppermint 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. [from 17th c.]
  • peppermint (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]

mint — full definition

  1. noun A fragrant herb, or the flavor it gives to food and sweets.
  2. noun A place authorized by the government to produce coins.
  3. verb To produce coins officially, or, more recently, to create a new digital token or NFT.
  4. adj In perfect, as-new condition.

peppermint — full definition

  1. noun A strong-flavored mint plant, or the sharp, cooling flavoring made from it.
  2. noun A candy flavored with peppermint.

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