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merisa

merisa noun: a form of millet beer popular in South Sudan.

Noun

merisa (plural merisas)

  1. a form of millet beer popular in South Sudan
    • Many of the Sudan women earned cash by making the local merisa beer, weaving mats and rugs and tanning skins for sale in the local markets.1975, United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa, Employment of Women in the Sudan: Paper

Forms of merisa

pluralmerisas
alternative formmerissa
alternative formmarissa

Origin of merisa

From Juba Arabic meriisa, from Sudanese Arabic مريسة (marīsa).

Questions about merisa

What does merisa mean?
Merisa means a form of millet beer popular in South Sudan.
What part of speech is merisa?
Merisa is a noun.
What is the plural of merisa?
The plural of merisa is merisas.

Words near merisa in the dictionary

  1. merino
  2. merinos
  3. Meriones
  4. Merioneth
  5. Merionethshire
  6. merisa
  7. merises
  8. merisis
  9. merism
  10. merismatic
  11. merismoid

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