mirliton
mirliton · mirlitons
A pear-shaped vegetable or its vineA pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
UK/ˈmɜːlɪˌtɒn/US/ˈmɪɹləˌtɑn/
Meaning
4 sensesA pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone.
An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.
A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.
Origin
From French. Coined as a nonce to advertise a new women's bonnet, mirliton came to be applFrom French. Coined as a nonce to advertise a new women's bonnet, mirliton came to be applied to any trifle or trinket before acquiring several specific meanings. Compare the English word folderol.
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