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merengue
[ muh-reng-gey ]
noun
- a ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian origin, characterized by a stiff-legged, limping step.
- the music for this dance.
verb (used without object)
, me·ren·gued, me·ren·gu·ing.
- to dance the merengue.
merengue
/ məˈrɛŋɡeɪ /
noun
- a type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic, which combines African and Spanish elements
- a Caribbean dance in duple time with syncopated rhythm performed to such music
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Word History and Origins
Origin of merengue1
First recorded in 1880–90; from Latin American Spanish merengue, meringue, and probably a special use of Spanish merengue meringue ( def ), but the semantic development is unclear
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Word History and Origins
Origin of merengue1
from American Spanish and Haitian Creole
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