gingermint

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noun

The mint hybrid Mentha × gracilis.

OriginEnglish mint ← Middle English mynte ← Old English minte →
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Meanings

noungingermint (uncountable)

alternative ginger mint

  1. uncountableThe mint hybrid Mentha × gracilis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Latinmenta
  13. Proto-West Germanic*mintā
  14. Old Englishminte
  15. Middle Englishmynte
  16. Englishmint
  17. Englishgingermint

From ginger + mint.

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APA

gingermint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingermint

MLA

“gingermint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingermint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingermint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingermint.

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