merguez

English

Etymology

From French merguez, from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɛəˈɡɛz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɛɹˈɡɛz/

Noun

merguez (uncountable)

  1. A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ.ɡɛz/
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Noun

merguez f (plural merguez)

  1. merguez
  2. (slang) a car that has been modified—as by filing away its engine number, or including components from different cars—to make it harder to identify or to conceal damage from an accident.[1]
  3. (slang, by extension) a seemingly normal transaction that later turns out to be a scam

References

  1. ^ Le Courrier de Mantes, editor (23 January 2008 (last accessed)), “Petit lexique du jargon des flics”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], archived from the original on 5 January 2008

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