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menta

/ˈmɛn.tə/

menta is the plural of mentum.

Meaning of mentum

Noun

mentum (plural menta)

  1. The chin.
  2. A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
  3. The central part of the labium in insects.
  4. A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.

Words that rhyme with menta

Questions about menta

What is menta the plural of?
Menta is the plural of mentum.
How do you pronounce menta?
Menta is pronounced /ˈmɛn.tə/.

Words near menta in the dictionary

  1. mensurations
  2. mensurative
  3. mensurs
  4. menswear
  5. ment
  6. menta
  7. mentacide
  8. mentagra
  9. mentagraphyte
  10. mentagraphytes
  11. mental

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Adapted from Wiktionary: menta (page history and authors); mentum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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