Definitions

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  • noun A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef.

Etymologies

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From Arabic مرقاز (mirqāz "sausage")

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Examples

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • They each made a different form of lamb merguez (sausage).

    Samantha Zalaznick: Reporting Back From The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • A staple in his display case are many types of sausage; breakfast, chorizo, lamb merguez, and kielbasa are usually standard offerings.

    Kellan Hori: Olivier's Butchery Kellan Hori 2012

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • Tom used the sausage meat as filling and wrapped it in lamb loin with green (fresh) chickpeas, tomato and jus, while Gail sautéed premade merguez served with mint greek yogurt and harissa.

    Samantha Zalaznick: Reporting Back From The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Samantha Zalaznick 2010

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • A plate of Tunisian couscous with a few spicy merguez sausages

    Page 4 2009

  • The hotel's excellent One Restaurant is under the direction of chef Mark (North 44) McEwan, who dishes up a world-spanning menu (such as grilled lamb chops with merguez sausage, olives, and minted couscous salad).

    Andrew Harper's Notebook Andrew Harper 2010

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