"menta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmenta/, [ˈmẽn̪.t̪a] Forms: mentas [plural]
Rhymes: -enta Etymology: From Latin menta, mentha (compare Catalan menta, French menthe, Italian menta), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|menta}} Latin menta, {{cog|ca|menta}} Catalan menta, {{cog|fr|menthe}} French menthe, {{cog|it|menta}} Italian menta, {{der|es|grc|μίνθη}} Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} menta f (plural mentas)
  1. (botany) mint, peppermint (specifically mentha × piperita) Tags: feminine Synonyms: hierba buena
    Sense id: en-menta-es-noun-XtqULStc Categories (other): Plants, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Menthinae subtribe plants, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Menthinae subtribe plants: 82 18 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 52 48 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. mint green (color/colour) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-menta-es-noun-9J5z31mh Categories (other): Greens, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Greens: 38 62 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chocolate de menta, menta coreana, menta de caballo, menta de gato, salsa de menta

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chocolate de menta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "menta coreana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "menta de caballo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "menta de gato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "salsa de menta"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "menta"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan menta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "menthe"
      },
      "expansion": "French menthe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "menta"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian menta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μίνθη"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "men‧ta"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "men‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "mint",
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        [
          "peppermint",
          "peppermint"
        ],
        [
          "piperita",
          "piperita#English"
        ]
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        "(botany) mint, peppermint (specifically mentha × piperita)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hierba buena"
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      ],
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      ],
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        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
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        }
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      ],
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          "mint green"
        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmenta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmẽn̪.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enta"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "es:Greens",
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    {
      "word": "chocolate de menta"
    },
    {
      "word": "menta coreana"
    },
    {
      "word": "menta de caballo"
    },
    {
      "word": "menta de gato"
    },
    {
      "word": "salsa de menta"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "menta"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan menta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "menthe"
      },
      "expansion": "French menthe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "menta"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian menta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μίνθη"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "men‧ta"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "men‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "es:Plants"
      ],
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        "mint, peppermint (specifically mentha × piperita)"
      ],
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          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "mint",
          "mint"
        ],
        [
          "peppermint",
          "peppermint"
        ],
        [
          "piperita",
          "piperita#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(botany) mint, peppermint (specifically mentha × piperita)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hierba buena"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "mint green (color/colour)"
      ],
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        [
          "mint green",
          "mint green"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmenta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmẽn̪.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "menta"
}

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