crème de menthenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkrem də ˈmɑːnθ/us/ˌkrem də ˈmɑːnθ/a sweet alcoholic drink with a mint flavour
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Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- chaser
- cognac
- cordial
- curaçao
- distil
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- malt whisky
- scotch
- sloe gin
- spirit
- toddy
- vodka
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Examples from literature
- She celebrated our arrival with the boars by bringing out two quarts of crème de menthe and a bottle of absinthe, so that the mice with the big cat away played an uncorking air right merrily.