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mirabelle
(mira|belle)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɪrəbɛl/
noun
a sweet yellow plum-like fruit that is a variety of the greengage.
the tree that bears mirabelles.
[
mass noun
]
a liqueur distilled from mirabelles.
Origin:
early 18th century
: from French
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