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mirliton

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mir·li·ton  (mîrl-tn, mîr-l-tô)
n. Southern Louisiana
See chayote.

[Louisiana French, from French, toy reed flute, tube-shaped pastry, perhaps of imitative origin.]

mirliton [ˈmɜːlɪtɒn]
n
(Cookery) another name (chiefly US) for chayote
[French, literally: reed pipe, of imitative origin]


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