merisa

English

Alternative forms

• merissa
• marissa

Etymology

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

Noun

merisa (plural merisas)

1. a form of millet beer popular in South Sudan
   • 1975, United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa, Employment of Women in the Sudan: Paper‎^[1]:

     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.