grasshopper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a plant-eating insect with powerful hind legs adapted for jumping

   A green grasshopper landed on the garden fence.

2. 2
   noun

   a sweet cocktail made chiefly with creme de menthe and cream

   She ordered a grasshopper after dinner.

From Middle English grashoppere, an alteration of grashoppe, from Old English graeshoppa. It is a transparent compound of grass + hopper, naming the insect for its habitat and jumping movement.

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