mirabelle

[ mir-uh-bel, mir-uh-bel ]

/ ˌmɪr əˈbɛl, ˈmɪr əˌbɛl /

noun

a dry, white plum brandy from Alsace.

Words nearby mirabelle

mira, mira ceti, mira variable, mirabeau, mirabel, mirabelle, mirabile dictu, mirabilia, mirabilite, miracidium, miracle

Origin of mirabelle

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

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Examples from the Web for mirabelle

The bird swept twice around the Mirabelle, rising higher as it went.
Mr. Wicker's Window|Carley Dawson
There, if you stop, you will be taken good care of by Claudine and Mirabelle Marie,—who is really a vastly improved woman.
Rose Charlitte|Marshall Saunders
For a moment there was silence, and then Mirabelle laughed shortly.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
He drew up before the veranda, where Mirabelle Marie and Claude both happened to be standing.
Rose Charlitte|Marshall Saunders

It was a poor hunch, pullin' out that sympathy stop for Mirabelle.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for mirabelle

mirabelle

/ (ˈmɪrəˌbɛl) /

noun

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

a liqueur distilled from this

Word Origin for mirabelle

C18: from French

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