מענטע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מיענטע (myente)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin menta, possibly via Romanian mentă and/or French menthe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛntə/

Noun

מענטע • (mente) f

1. mint

   Synonyms: מיאַטע (myate), מינץ (mints)

Derived terms

• ענגלישע מענטע (englishe mente)
• גרינע מענטע (grine mente, “spearmint”)
• מינטע־צוקערל (minte-tsukerl, “breath mint”)
• מינטע־צוקערקע (minte-tsukerke, “mint candy”)
• מענטע־זשולעפּ (mente-zhulep)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “mint”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN