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creme de menthe

crème de menthe
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [krem duh menth, mint, kreem; French krem duh mahnt]
    • /ˌkrɛm də ˈmɛnθ, ˈmɪnt, ˌkrim; French krɛm də ˈmɑ̃t/
    • /ˌkrem bruː.ˈleɪ də/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krem duh menth, mint, kreem; French krem duh mahnt]
    • /ˌkrɛm də ˈmɛnθ, ˈmɪnt, ˌkrim; French krɛm də ˈmɑ̃t/

Definitions of creme de menthe words

  • noun creme de menthe a liqueur flavoured with peppermint, usually bright green in colour 3
  • noun creme de menthe a sweet liqueur, green or colorless, flavored with mint 3
  • noun creme de menthe a white or green liqueur flavored with mint. 1
  • noun creme de menthe mint liqueur 1
  • noun creme de menthe A peppermint-flavoured liqueur. 0

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Origin of creme de menthe

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < French: literally, cream of mint

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Parts of speech for Creme de menthe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

creme de menthe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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