mirabelle

American  

[mir-uh-bel, mir-uh-bel] / ˌmɪr əˈbɛl, ˈmɪr əˌbɛl /

noun

1. a dry, white plum brandy from Alsace.

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mirabelle British  

/ ˈmɪrəˌbɛl /

noun

1. a small sweet yellow-orange fruit that is a variety of greengage

2. a liqueur distilled from this

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Etymology

Origin of mirabelle

1700–10; < French; Middle French mirabolan myrobalan, by folk etymology

Example Sentences

After lunch, guests will receive a bouquet of seasonal flowers from the upstairs selection, whether blossoming mirabelle branches or a potted kohlrabi.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

The family-run Philopponnat's Brut Réserve Rosé is a beauty, a gorgeous deep pink, with the scent of toast and roses, the taste of mirabelle plums, a fine mousse — and a long, elegant finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2014

His menu changes every Tuesday but runs to dishes like guinea hen with figs and celery, sea bass with baby potatoes and zucchini in a tomato bouillon, and mirabelle clafoutis.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2011

Hampers and low baskets covered with canvas or straw stood there in long lines, a strong odour of over-ripe mirabelle plums was wafted hither and thither.

From The Fat and the Thin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

Then she served a lady with a pound of mirabelle plums, telling her that they were as sweet as sugar.

From The Fat and the Thin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred