pepermunt

Dutch

Alternative forms

peperment (obsolete)

Etymology

From peper +‎ munt, Calque of translingual Mentha × piperita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpeː.pərˈmʏnt/
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Hyphenation: pe‧per‧munt

Noun

pepermunt f (plural pepermunten, diminutive pepermuntje n)

A peppermint plant, Mentha × piperita.
A mint, a peppermint (sweet).

Derived terms

pepermuntolie

Descendants

Afrikaans: peperment
→ Caribbean Javanese: permèn
→ Indonesian: permen (“candy, sweet”)
→ Papiamentu: pepermint (dated)

Further reading

pepermunt on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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