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Italian
Participle
mersa f sg
- feminine singular of merso
Latin
Verb
mersā
- second-person singular present active imperative of mersō
Spanish
Etymology
Supposedly from Piedmontese mersa (“card suit”), probably in comparison to a vulgo. Similar to Italian merda (“shit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɾsa/
- Rhymes: -eɾsa
- Syllabification: mer‧sa
Noun
mersa m (plural mersas) (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial)
- said of a person or thing: vulgar, lacking of class, tacky
- piece of junk
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