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# peppermint

noun (peppermint — uncountable; a peppermint, peppermints)

«peppermint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Peppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#m1)
2. Peppermint is the flavour or oil from this plant, used in sweets, toothpaste and tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#m2)
3. A peppermint is a sweet with this flavour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it is a flavour in sweets, gum, toothpaste and tea; in science, its oil makes the mouth feel cold because a chemical called menthol tricks the nerves. Phrases: peppermint tea, a peppermint cream, peppermint oil, a packet of peppermints.

### Examples

- Gran always has peppermints in her bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x1)
- Peppermint tea helps settle your tummy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x2)
- This toothpaste tastes of peppermint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x3)
- We grew peppermint in the school garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x4)
- Can I have a peppermint, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x5)
- Peppermint makes your mouth feel cool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x6)
- The candy cane was striped red and white with peppermint flavour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable for the plant or flavour; countable for the sweets (two peppermints). Peppermint does not contain pepper. American spelling «flavor» but the word itself is the same everywhere.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peppermint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peppermint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peppermint.html) on Mova free.