mirliton

2 definitions found

mirliton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mirliton \Mir"li*ton\, n. [F.]
     1. A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or
        speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. It is also called
        a kazoo.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
              Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a
              thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!
                                                    --Du Maurier.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. same as chayote[2].
        [PJC]

  Chayote \Cha"yo"te\
     1. a tropical West Indian vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd
        family, which bears small white flowers and produces an
        edible fruit.
        [PJC]
  
     2. the edible fruit of the chayote[1] vine, having a pear
        shape with a furrowed skin, and usually green or white. It
        is also called choyote, christophene, mirliton, and
        vegetable pear
        [PJC]