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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish merluza.

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Noun

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merluza f (plural merluzas)

  1. hake (any of several fish of the genus Merluccius)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From French merlu, from mer (sea) + dialectal luceau (pike),[1] from Latin lucius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾˈluθa/ [meɾˈlu.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾˈlusa/ [meɾˈlu.sa]
  • Rhymes: -uθa
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: mer‧lu‧za

Noun

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merluza f (plural merluzas)

  1. any of the fish in the genus Merluccius, all commonly called hakes in English; in Spain especially the European hake, Merluccius merluccius
  2. (Spain, colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
  3. (colloquial, Argentina) cocaine

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