peppermint

pep·per·mint  (ppr-mnt)

n.

1. A plant, Mentha piperita, having small purple or white flowers and downy leaves that yield a pungent oil.

2. The oil from this plant or a preparation made from it, used as a flavoring.

3. A candy or lozenge flavored with this oil.

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peppermint [ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a temperate mint plant, Mentha piperita, with purple or white flowers: cultivated for its downy leaves, which yield a pungent oil

2. (Cookery) the oil from this plant, which is used as a flavouring

3. (Cookery) a sweet flavoured with peppermint

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peppermint - herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring Mentha piperita peppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring mint - any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
	2.	peppermint - red gum tree of Tasmania Eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint gum, red gum eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
	3.	peppermint - a candy flavored with peppermint oil peppermint candy mint candy, mint - a candy that is flavored with a mint oil peppermint oil - oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring

Translations

peppermint [ˈpepəmɪnt] N (Bot) → menta f; (= sweet) → caramelo m de menta; (= lozenge) → pastilla f de menta
peppermint flavour ice cream → helado m con sabor a menta

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peppermint [ˈpɛpə^rmɪnt]

n

(= plant) → menthe f poivrée

(= sweet) → pastille f de menthe

modif [flavour, oil] → de menthe; [tea] → à la menthe
peppermint chewing gum → chewing-gum m à la menthe

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peppermint [ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt] n (Bot) → menta peperita; (sweet) → caramella alla menta

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peppermint [ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt] n (Bot) → menta peperita; (sweet) → caramella alla menta

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peppermint → نِعْنَاع máta peprná pebermynte Pfefferminze μέντα menta piparminttu menthe poivrée pepermint menta piperita ペパーミント 서양박하 pepermuntje peppermynte mięta hortelã-pimenta мята перечная pepparmint สะระแหน่ nane şekeri cây bạc hà cay 薄荷