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Raremirliton
The correct spelling is mirliton.
How to pronounce mirliton
noun
Say it like: Mir-lit-on
The correct spelling is mirliton. A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
- 2.The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone.
- 3.An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.
- 4.A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.
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