Meanings
nounmerguez (uncountable)
- uncountableA red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef.
Origin
- Algerian Arabicمرقاز
- Frenchmerguez
- Englishmerguez
From French merguez, from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz).
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merguez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merguez
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“merguez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merguez. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merguez,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merguez.
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