mirliton

[ mir-li-ton; French meer-lee-tawn ]

/ ˈmɪr lɪˌtɒn; French mir liˈtɔ̃ /

kazoo.

chayote.

Origin of mirliton

1810–20; < French: literally, reed-pipe

miriam, mirim, mirin, mirk, mirky, mirliton, miro, miromiro, mirren, mirror, mirror ball

Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!

Trilby |George Du Maurier
Driven forth again I fly home, accompanied by the unnerving tones of the mirliton pipes.

The Inferno |August Strindberg
Bruant ran the Mirliton on the principle that the less easily pleasure is come by, the more it will be prized.

Nights |Elizabeth Robins Pennell
On the 27th of March this "mirliton" concert was repeated at Ciceri's, and on this occasion Cherubini took an active part.

Great Violinists And Pianists |George T. Ferris

To give an account of the “Mirliton” is to tell the story of Bruant, the most popular ballad-writer in France to-day.

The Ways of Men |Eliot Gregory

mirliton

/ (ˈmɜːlɪtɒn) /

another name (chiefly US) for chayote

C19: French, literally: reed pipe, of imitative origin