Talk:Merguez

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Are you sure that the word "comes from" Arabic? It seems to me that it has no known cognates in Arabic roots. And since it is a typical North-African word, i feel that it rather comes from Berber. The possible root is the same of Berber argaz "man", probably containing a metaphorical image of the sausage similar to the (canine) image contained in "hot dog". --Vermondo 13:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)