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peppermint

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p?p??m?nt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?p??m?nt/

Noun

peppermint (countable and uncountable, plural peppermints)

  1. A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.
  2. (countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint.

Derived terms

  • peppermint oil
  • peppermint stick

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peppercorn

English

Etymology

From Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (peppercorn), corresponding to pepper +? corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (peppercorn), German Pfefferkorn (peppercorn), Danish peberkorn (peppercorn), Swedish pepparkorn (peppercorn), Icelandic piparkorn (peppercorn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p?p?k??n/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?p?p?k??n/

Noun

peppercorn (plural peppercorns)

  1. The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
  2. A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
    peppercorn rent

Translations

Derived terms

  • peppercorn rent

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