mergaz مرقاز
Tunisian Derja · noun
“mergaz” (مرقاز) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning merguez, spicy sausage.
Meanings
- merguez, spicy sausage
Usage
Mergaz refers to the thin, spicy sausage made of lamb or beef, known as merguez. It is eaten grilled, in a sandwich, or in a dish of vegetables and tomato sauce, and it is one of the common grilled meats. The letter qaf is pronounced g, hence the spellings with g or 9. The word is used as a mass noun, without an article: chwaya mergaz, "a little merguez". For a single sausage, tarf mergaz is also heard. The register is common.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mergaz” but also “merguez”, “mer9az” and “mergez”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.