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merengues

merengues is the plural of merengue.

Meaning of merengue

Noun

merengue (countable and uncountable, plural merengues)

  1. (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
  2. A song performed in this style.
  3. 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

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Questions about merengues

What is merengues the plural of?
Merengues is the plural of merengue.

Words near merengues in the dictionary

  1. Merendas
  2. Merendino
  3. Merendinos
  4. merengue
  5. merengued
  6. merengues
  7. merenguing
  8. merenguito
  9. merenguitos
  10. Mereni
  11. merenskyite

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