"mersa" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmeɾsa/, [ˈmeɾ.sa] Forms: mersas [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾsa Etymology: Supposedly from Piedmontese mersa (“card suit”), probably in comparison to a vulgo. Similar to Italian merda (“shit”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|pms|mersa||card suit}} Piedmontese mersa (“card suit”), {{cog|it|merda||shit}} Italian merda (“shit”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} mersa m or f (masculine and feminine plural mersas)
  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) tacky; gaudy Tags: Rioplatense, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mersa-es-adj-LC8RNddV Categories (other): Rioplatense Spanish

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeɾsa/, [ˈmeɾ.sa] Forms: mersas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɾsa Etymology: Supposedly from Piedmontese mersa (“card suit”), probably in comparison to a vulgo. Similar to Italian merda (“shit”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|pms|mersa||card suit}} Piedmontese mersa (“card suit”), {{cog|it|merda||shit}} Italian merda (“shit”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mersa m (plural mersas)
  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) piece of junk Tags: Rioplatense, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-mersa-es-noun-4f2jNamN Categories (other): Rioplatense Spanish
  2. (Rioplatense, colloquial) A person of gaudy and tacky tastes. Tags: Rioplatense, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-mersa-es-noun-E0KbBQue Categories (other): Rioplatense Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 17 35 48

Inflected forms

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