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menta

MEHN-tah/ˈmenta/

mint

Also: peppermint
NounfA1
A sprig of fresh green mint leaves with small water droplets on them.

📝 In Action

Me gusta el té de menta después de cenar.

A1

I like mint tea after dinner.

Tengo unas plantas de menta en mi jardín.

A1

I have some mint plants in my garden.

Este chicle tiene un sabor fuerte a menta.

A2

This gum has a strong mint flavor.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • hierbabuena (spearmint)

Common Collocations

  • té de menta – mint tea
  • sabor a menta – mint flavor
  • hojas de menta – mint leaves

mint green

A solid, soft mint green colored circle.

📝 In Action

Compré una blusa de color menta.

A2

I bought a mint-colored blouse.

Las paredes de la cocina son verde menta.

B1

The kitchen walls are mint green.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • verdoso (greenish)

Common Collocations

  • verde menta – mint green

mentions

Also: mention!
VerbC1irregular (stem-changing) arformal
A person pointing toward a specific item in a group to bring attention to it.
gerundmentando
past Participlementado
infinitivementar

📝 In Action

Él nunca menta ese incidente.

C1

He never mentions that incident.

No me mentas ese nombre en esta casa.

C2

Don't you mention that name in this house.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Idioms & Expressions

  • mentar la madre – To insult someone's mother

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesmentaran
yomentara
túmentaras
vosotrosmentarais
nosotrosmentáramos
él/ella/ustedmentara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesmienten
yomiente
túmientes
vosotrosmentéis
nosotrosmentemos
él/ella/ustedmiente

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesmentaron
yomenté
túmentaste
vosotrosmentasteis
nosotrosmentamos
él/ella/ustedmentó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesmentaban
yomentaba
túmentabas
vosotrosmentabais
nosotrosmentábamos
él/ella/ustedmentaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesmientan
yomiento
túmientas
vosotrosmentáis
nosotrosmentamos
él/ella/ustedmenta
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "menta" in Spanish:

mentions→mint→mint green→peppermint→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: menta

Question 1 of 2

Which of these is the most likely meaning of 'helado de menta'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
mentol(menthol) — Noun
mentolado(mentholated) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'mentha', which itself comes from an older Greek name for the plant.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: mintItalian: menta

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between menta and hierbabuena?

Menta is a broad category of plants. Hierbabuena is a specific type of mint (spearmint) very popular in Spanish cooking and drinks like Mojitos.