Miró

[ mee-roh; Spanish mee-raw ]

noun

Ga·bri·el [gah-vree-el], /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/, 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
Jo·an [hoh-ahn, hwahn], /hoʊˈɑn, ʰwɑn/, 1893–1983, Spanish painter.

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How to use Miró in a sentence

Picture Alice Waters in the kitchen with the painter Joan Miró and you get a feel for the creative atmosphere.
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Cézanne, Léger, Miró, and Rousseau were among the artists he collected, along with a group of Brancusi sculptures.
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British Dictionary definitions for miro (1 of 2)

miro

/ (ˈmiːrɒ) /

nounplural miro

a tall New Zealand coniferous timber tree, Podocarpus ferrugineus, with large red fruit

Origin of miro

Māori

British Dictionary definitions for Miró (2 of 2)

Miró

/ (Spanish miˈro) /

noun

Joan (xwan). 1893–1983, Spanish surrealist painter

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