mint garnish
- noun
- /mɪnt ˈɡɑrnɪʃ/
:
guarnición de menta
- She placed a mint garnish on top of the fruit salad before serving.
Examples
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The chef added a fresh mint garnish to the dessert.
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A cool drink with a mint garnish is especially refreshing on a hot day.
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The chocolate cake was finished with a mint garnish for a fresh and colorful look.
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For the cocktail, please use a mint garnish.
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The cocktail was beautifully presented with a sprig of mint garnish on the rim of the glass.
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For the dessert, add a mint garnish to enhance its flavor and visual appeal.
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He decorated the salad with a fresh mint garnish to add a pop of color and a refreshing taste.
Synonyms
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1.0
A plant with strong smelling leaves used to flavor food
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3.2
A small food item added to a dish to decorate and add flavor
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A small stem with mint leaves used to add flavor or decoration to food and drinks
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mint' (an herb) with 'garnish' (a small edible decoration): it refers to a garnish made of mint. This simple noun+noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase mint garnish comes from the kitchen habit of placing a small mint sprig on top of a dish as a garnish to make it look fresh and give a minty taste. So mint garnish means a little sprig of mint used to decorate and add flavor to food or drinks.