merisa

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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:
      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.