crème de menthe

American  

[krem duh menth, mint, kreem, krem duh mahnt] / ˌkrɛm də ˈmɛnθ, ˈmɪnt, ˌkrim, krɛm də ˈmɑ̃t /

noun

1. a white or green liqueur flavored with mint.

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crème de menthe British  

/ ˈkriːm, ˈkreɪm, ˈmɒ̃t, ˈkrɛm də ˈmɛnθ /

noun

1. a liqueur flavoured with peppermint, usually bright green in colour

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Etymology

Origin of crème de menthe

1900–05; < French: literally, cream of mint

Example Sentences

Seeing this, Mr. Kelly quickly whipped up an unholy concoction — “it was, like, crème de menthe, the cheapest whiskey, some Kahlúa and cream,” he said — to dump on Ms. Henry in retaliation.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2021

I’ll confess to betraying his approach here: I did use fancy craft crème de menthe.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2017

Many of the colors that spill from Alexander’s sharply focused sculptures are not what anyone would call natural: matte chartreuse, frosted crème de menthe, rosy-eyeglasses pink and flashing emergency-light red.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2016

“You pour in red wine, the pitcher looks red; pour in crème de menthe, it is green,” van Druten said.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2013

I look it over: Sacher torte, pink champagne, crème de menthe, chocolate ganache.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson