peppermint

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/

peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints)

1. 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.
2. (countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint.

• peppermint oil
• peppermint stick

• → Japanese: ペパーミント (pepāminto)
• → Korean: 페퍼민트 (pepeominteu)

peppermint (feminine pepperminte, masculine plural peppermints, feminine plural peppermintes)

peppermint m (plural peppermints)

1. peppermint

• “peppermint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.