"merengue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/ Forms: merengues [plural]
Etymology: From American Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|merengue}} Spanish merengue, {{der|en|fr|meringue}} French meringue, {{doublet|en|meringue}} Doublet of meringue Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} merengue (countable and uncountable, plural merengues)
  1. (music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres, Dances
    Sense id: en-merengue-en-noun-tZhxCscZ Disambiguation of Dances: 46 11 19 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 18 1 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A song performed in this style. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-merengue-en-noun-4uXykBTm
  3. A dance to this style of music. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-merengue-en-noun-OT6pjnVG

Verb

IPA: /məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/ Forms: merengues [present, singular, third-person], merenguing [participle, present], merengued [participle, past], merengued [past]
Etymology: From American Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|merengue}} Spanish merengue, {{der|en|fr|meringue}} French meringue, {{doublet|en|meringue}} Doublet of meringue Head templates: {{en-verb}} merengue (third-person singular simple present merengues, present participle merenguing, simple past and past participle merengued)
  1. (intransitive) To dance to merengue music. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-merengue-en-verb-UkPOG7u5

Inflected forms

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