mirabelle

noun

mir·​a·​belle

¦mirə¦bel

plural -s

1

: a small hardy European plum tree (Prunus domestica syriaca) with finely toothed leaves and small cherry-shaped fruit

2

: the fruit of the mirabelle tree used especially for preserves and for making a liqueur

3

: a usually colorless brandy distilled from the fermented juice of mirabelle plum

Word History

Etymology

French

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