crème de menthe

See also: creme de menthe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème de menthe.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɑnt/, /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɛnt/
  • IPA(key): (rare) /ˌkɹɛmdəˈmɑnθ/

Noun

crème de menthe (uncountable)

  1. A peppermint-flavoured liqueur.
    • 1974 February 9, Jonathan Cross, “The Fag in the Fifth Row”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 3:
      The famous husky Baxter contralto, those creme de menthe vowels, her great, luminous eyes

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