פֿעפֿערמינץ

Yiddish

Etymology

פֿעפֿער (fefer) +‎ מינץ (mints). Compare German Pfefferminze.

Noun

פֿעפֿערמינץ • (fefermints) n

1. peppermint

   Synonym: ענגלישע מענטע (englishe mente)

Derived terms

• פֿעפֿערמינץ־⁠אַראָמאַט (fefermints-⁠aromat, “peppermint flavour”)

References

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