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catmint

/ˈkætmɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
cat-mint
IPA
/ˈkætmɪnt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English catt mynte, kattesminte, equivalent to cat + mint. The word’s appearance in early Middle English (c. 1230) and other Germanic languages (German Katzenminze, Icelandic kattarminta, Swedish kattmynta) means that it is very likely to have existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

catmints (plural)

Synonyms

catnip nepeta cataria

Questions

How do you pronounce catmint?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkætmɪnt/.
What does catmint mean?
Synonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
Where does catmint come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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