mirabelle plum

noun

A sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wine, and brandy.

OriginFrench mirabelle →
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Meanings

nounmirabelle plum (plural mirabelle plums)

plural mirabelle plums

  1. A sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wine, and brandy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
yellow plum

Origin

  1. Frenchmirabelle
  2. Englishmirabelle plum

Borrowed from French mirabelle + plum.

More words from French

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Translations

Bulgarian мирабе́ла
  • мирабе́ла (mirabéla)Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Czech mirabelka
  • mirabelkaPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Finnish mirabelle-luumu
  • mirabelle-luumuPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
French mirabelle
  • mirabellePrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
German Mirabelle, Gelbe Zwetschge
  • MirabellePrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
  • Gelbe ZwetschgePrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Hungarian ringlószilva, ringló
  • ringlószilvaPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
  • ringlóPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Polish mirabelka
  • mirabelkaPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Spanish mirabel
  • mirabelPrunus domestica subsp. syriaca
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APA

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Chicago

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