Polyglot Dictionary

hierbabuena

/jeɾβaˈβwena/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las hierbabuenas

Meaning

  1. mint

    Built from hierba (herb) + buena (good).

    • Añade hierbabuena al té.

      Add mint to the tea.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • hierba herb
  • buena good

Similar words

menta

hierbabuena specifically means spearmint; menta is the more general word for "mint," which can include peppermint.

Similar in other languages

French

menthe

menthe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mint."

Portuguese

hortelã

hortelã is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mint."

Practice

1 What does hierbabuena mean?

2 Fill the gap: Añade ___ al té.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hierbabuena?

nouncompound

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