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mirliton

noun

Louisiana Creole

mèliton, mèditon

Example Sentences

“Mo linm bouré mô mèditon.”

— I like to stuff my vegetable pear.

“In Louisiana, only the Creole term "mèliton" or "mèditon" is used by locals”

— even in English.

“Vegetable pear, tiger pear are the terms used in English elsewhere.”