nepitella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian [Term?]

Noun

nepitella (uncountable)

  1. A herb, Calamintha nepeta, lesser calamint.
    • 2007 September 26, Florence Fabricant, “A Chef to Watch Finds a New York Niche”, in New York Times‎:
      And though he has not started shaving white truffles over his food as yet because the season is just beginning, Mr. Trabocchi is indulging in more than a few high-end ingredients, including sea urchin, Kobe beef and nepitella, a wild Italian mintlike herb that he uses in savories and a dessert.

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