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"Spearmint" is a noun which is often translated as "la hierbabuena", and "mint" is a noun which is often translated as "la menta". Learn more about the difference between "spearmint" and "mint" below.
spearmint(
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mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (herb)
a. la hierbabuena (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Paco had learned to treat wounds with a poultice of spearmint and honey.Paco había aprendido a curar las heridas con un emplasto de hierbabuena y miel.
b. la yerbabuena (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Would you like some herb tea? I have chamomile and spearmint.Te gustaría una infusión aromática? Tengo manzanilla y yerbabuena.
c. la menta verde (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sally is growing spearmint, basil, and parsley in her herb garden.Sally está cultivando menta verde, albahaca y perejil en su huerto de hierbas.
mint(
mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (herb)
b. la hierbabuena (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In summer, I put some mint pots in the windows to shoo away mosquitos.En verano pongo macetas de hierbabuena en las ventanas para ahuyentar a los mosquitos.
2. (candy)
a. la pastilla de menta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor recommended that I take mints to combat bad breath.El médico me recomendó tomar pastillas de menta para combatir el mal aliento.
b. el caramelo de menta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Have a mint; it will help with your cough.Toma un caramelo de menta; te ayudará con la tos.
3. (finance)
a. la casa de la moneda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The mint issued a new coin for the Queen's diamond jubilee.La casa de la moneda acuñó una nueva moneda para celebrar el jubileo de diamante de la Reina.
b. la ceca (F) (old-fashioned)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
The Spanish mint issued coins made of South American silver.La ceca española emitía monedas de plata de Sudamérica.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (brand new)
