nepitella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nepitella.

Noun

nepitella (uncountable)

1. A herb, Clinopodium nepeta, lesser calamint.
   • 2007 September 26, Florence Fabricant, “A Chef to Watch Finds a New York Niche”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     And though he has not started shaving white truffles over his food as yet because the season is just beginning, Mr. Trabocchi is indulging in more than a few high-end ingredients, including sea urchin, Kobe beef and nepitella, a wild Italian mintlike herb that he uses in savories and a dessert.

Anagrams

• patelline, petalline

Italian

Alternative forms

• nipitella

Etymology

From Latin nepeta +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.piˈtɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: ne‧pi‧tèl‧la

Noun

nepitella f (plural nepitelle)

1. a perennial herb of species Clinopodium nepeta (syn. Calamintha nepeta)

   Synonyms: mentuccia, calaminta

Descendants

• → English: nepitella

Further reading

• nepitella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana