mersa

Italian

Participle

mersa f sg

1. feminine singular of merso

Latin

Verb

mersā

1. 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/ [ˈmeɾ.sa]
• Rhymes: -eɾsa
• Syllabification: mer‧sa

Adjective

mersa m or f (masculine and feminine plural mersas)

1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) tacky; gaudy

Noun

mersa m (plural mersas)

1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) piece of junk
2. (Rioplatense, colloquial) A person of gaudy and tacky tastes.

Further reading

• “mersa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “mersa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Anagrams

• armés, armes, mares, meras, mesar, remás, remas, resma