me·ren·gue (m -r ng g )n. 1. A ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian folk origin, characterized by a sliding step. 2. Music for this dance, in rapid 2/4 time. [American Spanish, from Spanish, meringue, from French méringue.] |
merengue [məˈrɛŋgeɪ]
n
1. (Music, other) a type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic, which combines African and Spanish elements
2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a Caribbean dance in duple time with syncopated rhythm performed to such music
[from American Spanish and Haitian Creole]
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