munt

See also münt

English

Etymology

Derived from umntu, Ndebele for a human being

Noun

munt (plural munts)

1. (Rhodesian slang, originally military; pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, usually a man
   • 2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 63:

     Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks. I suspect its origin was the word umntu, Ndebele for a person or human being

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mōns

Noun

munt m (plural munts)

1. A heap

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Dutch

Etymology 1

Cognate with English money

Noun

munt f, m (plural munten, diminutive muntje)

1. A coin
2. A monetary currency
3. The flipside tails
4. a mint (institution)

Synonyms

• (coin): muntstuk

Antonyms

• (the flipside tails): kruis, kop

Derived terms

• kop of munt heads or tails
• kruis of munt heads or tails
• munteenheid
• muntslag m

Etymology 2

From Latin mentha (“the plant mint”)

Noun

munt f, m (plural munten, diminutive muntje)

1. The herb mint, of genus Mentha
2. (mainly the diminutive form muntje, except in compound words) A confection flavored with mint

Derived terms

• muntsmaak

Etymology 3

Verb

munt

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of munten
2. imperative of munten

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Middle English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman munter (“to mount”)

Verb

munt

1. to mount

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Old English

Etymology

From Latin mōns

Noun

munt m

1. A hill, mound
2. A mount or mountain

Descendants

• English: mount

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin mōns

Noun

munt m (oblique plural munz, nominative singular munz, nominative plural munt)

1. A mountain