"mert" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /məːt/ Forms: merts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English mert, shortened from merchant. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|en|mert}} English mert Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|merts|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} mert (plural merts), {{af-noun|s}} mert (plural merts)
  1. (Cape Afrikaans) A drug dealer. Tags: Cape-Afrikaans
    Sense id: en-mert-af-noun-9pBMLeMG Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Cape Afrikaans

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mert meaning in Afrikaans (1.2kB)

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