MIRLITON

Meaning of MIRLITON in English

[mir.li.ton] n [F] (ca. 1909): chayote

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MIRLITON — noun Etymology: Louisiana French Date: circa 1909 chayote
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIRLITON — |mirlə|tōⁿ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, perhaps of imitative origin 1. : kazoo 2. : chayote
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIRLITON — (n.) A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound.
Английский словарь Webster
MIRLITON — /mir"li ton'/ ; Fr. /meerdd lee tawonn"/ , n. , pl. mirlitons /mir"li tonz'/ ; Fr. /meerdd lee tawonn"/ . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIRLITON — n. reed pipe, organ pipe made from a reed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MIRLITON — noun Etymology: Louisiana French Date: circa 1909 : chayote
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIRLITON — add. ·noun a kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound.
Webster English vocab
MIRLITON — [ 'mə:lɪtɒn ] ■ noun 1》 a musical instrument with a nasal tone produced by a vibrating membrane, resembling a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MIRLITON — pseudomusical instrument or device in which sound waves produced by the player's voice or by an instrument vibrate a membrane, …
Britannica English vocabulary
MIRLITON — n. Pronunciation: ˌ mir-l ə - ' t ō n Function: noun Etymology: Louisiana French Date: circa 1909 : CHAYOTE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KAZOO — kəˈzü noun also ga·zoo gə- ( -s ) Etymology: imitative : a device into which a person sings or hums …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KAZOO
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAYOTE — /chuy oh"tee/ , n. 1. a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAYOTE — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chayohtli Date: 1887 : the pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine ( Sechium …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAYOTE — [cha.yo.te] n [Sp, fr. Nahuatl chayohtli] (1887): the pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine (Sechium edule) of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
XYLOPHONE — Xylophone and mallets. Click on the audio icon beneath the art to hear the sound of a xylophone. (from Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEMBRANOPHONE — any of a class of musical instruments in which a stretched membrane vibrates to produce sound. Besides drums, the basic …
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