Merengue Definition

mə-rĕnggā
merengues
noun
A dance in rapid 2/4 time of Dominican and Haitian folk origin, characterized by a sliding step.
American Heritage
A fast ballroom dance in 2/4 rhythm, that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 19th cent.: the dancers keep one leg stiff.
Webster's New World
Music for this dance.
Webster's New World
A song performed in this style.
Wiktionary
verb

(intransitive) To dance to merengue music.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Merengue

Noun

Singular:
merengue
Plural:
merengues

Origin of Merengue

  • American Spanish from Spanish meringue from French méringue

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish merengue

    From Wiktionary

Merengue Sentence Examples

  • You learn nine different styles of dance like Reggaeton, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Merengue, Salso, Rumba, Mambo, Flamenco and Calypso.

  • So many ballroom and partner dances have come from Latin America that the vast majority of the population is familiar with such Spanish-derived names as Bolero, Lambada, and Merengue.

  • A few more are the Waltz, Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Tango, Samba, Cha-Cha, Rumba and Foxtrot to name but a few!

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Words Starting With

MMEMER

Words Ending With

EUEGUE

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