noun, feminine/meɾˈluθa/plural: merluzas
any of the fish in the genus Merluccius, all commonly called hakes in English; in Spain especially the European hake, Merluccius merluccius; drunkenness; cocaine
Synonyms: beodez, bolencia, bomba, borrachería, castaña, chispa, chupeta, cogorza
From French merlu, from mer (“sea”) + dialectal luceau (“pike”), from Latin lucius.