different between mint vs tzatziki

English

Wikibooks

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?nt, IPA^(key): /m?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Etymology 1

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin mon?ta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Mon?ta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat.

The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
3. (informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.

   Synonyms: (informal) bundle, (slang) pile, (colloquial) small fortune

4. (figuratively) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.

Related terms

• money
• monetary

Translations

Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

1. (transitive) To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     titles […] as may appear to be easily minted

3. (transitive, cryptocurrencies) To create a crypto token.

   Coordinate term: mine

Translations

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

1. (with condition) Like new.
2. (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
3. (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
4. (Britain, slang) Very good.
5. (Britain, slang) Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

Translations

Derived terms

• mintage
• minted
• mintmark

See also

• bullion

Etymology 2

From Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mint?, from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek ????? (mínth?), ????? (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”).

Noun

mint (plural mints)

1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
3. Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
4. A green colour, like that of mint.

5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

Derived terms

Related terms

• calamint
• menthol

Translations

Adjective

mint (not comparable)

1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

Translations

See also

Etymology 3

From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mn?- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic ???????????????? (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.

Verb

mint (third-person singular simple present mints, present participle minting, simple past and past participle minted)

1. (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.

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2. (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.

Noun

mint (plural mints)

1. (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.

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Anagrams

• NTIM

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt

Verb

mint

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of minnen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of minnen

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) +? -n (case suffix) +? -t (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mint]
• Hyphenation: mint
• Rhymes: -int

Conjunction

mint

1. (comparison of things with a quality present at different degrees) than

   Synonyms: -nál/-nél, (dialectal) -tól/-t?l

2. (comparison of things with a quality present at the same degree) as …… as

   Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak

3. (comparison of things with some similar quality) like

   Synonyms: amint, (literary) akár, (literary) akárcsak

4. (somewhat formal, pointing at a comparable feature at a different instance) as

   Synonyms: amint, ahogy, ahogyan

5. (stating someone's capacity in a situation) as

   Synonyms: -ként, -képp/-képpen, -ul/-ül

Usage notes

In the context of comparison, mint starts a new clause, so a comma is needed before it.

Derived terms

• amint
• mintegy
• mintha
• minthogy
• mintsem
• valamint

(Expressions):

• Category:Hungarian similes
• a hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát
• jobb félni, mint megijedni
• jobb kés?n, mint soha
• jobb ma egy veréb, mint holnap egy túzok
• ki mint vet, úgy arat

See also

• ahogy
• olyan

References

Further reading

• (most senses given above): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
• (as): mint in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

mint

1. Alternative form of mynte (“mint (plant)”)

Etymology 2

Noun

mint

1. Alternative form of mynt (“strike”)

Etymology 3

Verb

mint

1. Alternative form of mynten

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• minna, minnet

Verb

mint

1. past participle of minne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

mint

1. past participle of mina

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mint]

Verb

mint

1. first-person singular present indicative of min?i
2. third-person singular present indicative of min?i
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of min?i

English

Etymology

From Greek ???????? (tzatzíki), from Turkish cac?k. Doublet of cacik.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tsæ?ts?.k?/, /zæ?ts?.k?/, /sæ?ts?.k?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ts??tsi.ki/

Noun

tzatziki (usually uncountable, plural tzatzikis)

1. An appetizer made from yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pitta bread and as a meze

Translations

See also

• cacik
• raita

Further reading

• tzatziki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t?sat?s?k?]
• Rhymes: -?k?

Noun

tzatziki n

1. tzatziki (an appetizer made from yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil, dill or mint)

Further reading

• tzatziki in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tsatsiki

Noun

tzatziki m (definite singular tzatzikien, indefinite plural tzatzikier, definite plural tzatzikiene)

1. (usually uncountable) tzatziki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tsatsiki

Noun

tzatziki m (definite singular tzatzikien, indefinite plural tzatzikiar, definite plural tzatzikiane)

1. (usually uncountable) tzatziki

Polish

Etymology

From Greek ???????? (tzatzíki), from Ottoman Turkish ?????? (cac?g), ?????? (cac?k).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?sa?t?si.k?i/

Noun

tzatziki n (indeclinable)

1. tzatziki

   Synonym: dzadziki, caciki, cacyki

Further reading

• tzatziki in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• tzatziki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tsatsiki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsa?tsi?k?/

Noun

tzatziki c

1. tzatziki

Declension