Polyglot Dictionary

menta

/ˈmenta/

la noun B1

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 mentas

Meaning

  1. mint

    • Té con menta.

      Tea with mint.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hierbabuena

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 menta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Té con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches menta?

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