mirliton

n. [法语]；=kazoo

发音

UK /ˈmɜːlɪˌtɒn/
其它 /ˈmɜːlɪˌtɒn/
US /ˈmɪɹləˌtɑn/

词形变化

mirlitons 复数 mirlitons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.

  2. 2.

    The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone.

    音乐
  3. 3.

    An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.

  4. 4.

    A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.

词源

From 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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