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mirliton

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mirliton /ˈməːlɪtɒn/

▶noun

1 a musical instrument with a nasal tone produced by a vibrating membrane, resembling a kazoo.

2 US another term for chayote.

– origin C19: from Fr., ‘reed pipe’, of imitative origin.

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