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merguez.

merguez

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛʁ.ɡɛz/
  1. merguez

    feminine · invariable
  2. 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.

    feminine · invariable · slang
  3. a seemingly normal transaction that later turns out to be a scam

    broadly · feminine · invariable · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz).

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