peppermint

== English == === Etymology === From pepper +‎ mint. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/ === Noun === peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints) 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.] (Australia) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils. [from 18th c.] 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. (countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: paparmane → Gujarati: પિપરમીટ (piparmīṭ) → Japanese: ペパーミント (pepāminto) → Korean: 페퍼민트 (pepeominteu) ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== peppermint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English peppermint. === Noun === peppermint m (plural peppermints) peppermint (various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb) === Further reading === “peppermint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012