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merengue
- /məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue.
noun merengues
- A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic. The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
- A song performed in this style.
- A dance to this style of music. If Trujillo said everybody had to dance the merengue, then everybody danced the merengue, for so feared was he by Dominicans that it was said that even a glance from him had the power to kill someone from across the street.
verb merengues · merenguing · merengued
- To dance to merengue music.
Talk about this word "merengue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merengue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. merengue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merengue "merengue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merengue.Cite this
@misc{merengue_2026,
title = {merengue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merengue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
