Meanings
nouncrème de menthe (uncountable)
alternative creme de menthe
- uncountableA peppermint-flavoured liqueur.
The famous husky Baxter contralto, those creme de menthe vowels, her great, luminous eyes
1974 February 9, Jonathan Cross, “The Fag in the Fifth Row”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 31 more example
The feather in question was emerald green, as if straight from swimming in a pool of créme de menthe.
2023, Allen Levi, Theo of Golden, page 248
Origin
- Frenchcrème de menthe
- Frenchcrème de menthe
- Englishcrème de menthe
Borrowed from French crème de menthe.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ме́нта
- ме́нта (ménta)peppermint-flavoured liqueur
French crème de menthe
- crème de menthepeppermint-flavoured liqueur
Portuguese creme de menta
- creme de mentapeppermint-flavoured liqueur
Spanish crema de menta
- crema de mentapeppermint-flavoured liqueur
Turkish nane likörü
- nane likörüpeppermint-flavoured liqueur
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