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merguez

/mɛɹˈɡɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
mer-guez
IPA
/mɛɹˈɡɛz/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: merguez, مرقاز

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɛɹˈɡɛz/
  • British English: /mɛəˈɡɛz/

Usage

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce merguez?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛɹˈɡɛz/.
What does merguez mean?
A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef.
Where does merguez come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce merguez

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