merengue

/məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/

merengue noun: a type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic.

Noun

merengue (countable and uncountable, plural merengues)

(uncountable) 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.2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
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.2011, Elizabeth Drake-Boyt, Latin Dance, →ISBN, page 86

merengue (third-person singular simple present merengues, present participle merenguing, simple past and past participle merengued)

Noun
plural	merengues
Verb
third-person singular present	merengues
present participle	merenguing
past participle	merengued
past	merengued

Borrowed from Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue.

What does merengue mean?: Merengue means a type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic.
What part of speech is merengue?: Merengue can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce merengue?: Merengue is pronounced /məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/.
What is the plural of merengue?: The plural of merengue is merengues.

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