Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Pfefferminzbonbon, Pfefferminz

  2. (Australia, countable, uncountable)Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.

  3. (countable)Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery.

    Pfefferminze

    пе́речная мя́таpérečnaja mjáta, мя́таmjáta

More definitions
  • a candy flavored with peppermint oil
  • herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
  • red gum tree of Tasmania

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom likes peppermint chocolate.

    ruТом любит мятный шоколад.

    deTom mag Pfefferminzschokolade.

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  2. This is a peppermint patty.

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  3. Do you have any peppermint candy?

    deHaben Sie Pfefferminzbonbons?

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  4. I'll have a decaf peppermint tea.

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  5. Please pick a few peppermint leaves from the garden.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
herb:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
confection:
herb:

Origin

From pepper + mint.

From pepper + mint.

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Forms

plural: peppermints
Singularpeppermint
Pluralpeppermints

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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