pepermunt

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === peperment (obsolete) === Etymology === From peper +‎ munt, Calque of taxonomic name Mentha × piperita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpeː.pərˈmʏnt/ Hyphenation: pe‧per‧munt === Noun === pepermunt f (plural pepermunten, diminutive pepermuntje n) a peppermint plant (Mentha × piperita) a mint, a peppermint (sweet) Synonyms: muntje, mint ==== Usage notes ==== In the meaning of a sweet, a candy, both peppermint and the diminutive form pepermuntje can be used, but the diminutive form is much more common. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: peperment → Caribbean Javanese: permèn → Indonesian: permen (“candy, sweet”), pepermin (“peppermint”) → Papiamentu: pepermint (dated) === Further reading === “pepermunt” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] pepermunt on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl