overwordExplorer
SPANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

merluza.

any of the fish in the genus Merluccius, all commonly called hakes in English; in Spain especially the European hake, Merluccius merluccius

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/meɾˈluθa/[meɾˈlu.θa]/meɾˈlusa/[meɾˈlu.sa]
  1. any of the fish in the genus Merluccius, all commonly called hakes in English; in Spain especially the European hake, Merluccius merluccius

    feminine
  2. drunkenness

    Spain · colloquial · feminine
  3. cocaine

    Argentina · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From French merlu, from mer (“sea”) + dialectal luceau (“pike”), from Latin lucius.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

merluza has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

merluza studiomerluza workshello, merluza

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.