Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian folk origin, characterized by a sliding step.
- n. Music for this dance, in rapid 2/4 time.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From Spanish merengue (Wiktionary)
- American Spanish, from Spanish, meringue, from French méringue. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Finally spread this "merengue" over the pie and simmer in the oven until the merengue takes a golden hue.”
“Latin and international rhythms, such as merengue and salsa, as well as aerobic exercises to give a good cardio work out.”
“Inspired by Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, the dress was a strapless form-fitting style that had a detachable skirt—so after the ceremony she could merengue the night away!”
“Loca" is hip-hop merengue performed in two languages, with assistance from Dominican rapper El Cata and English rapper Dizzee Rascal, with little appreciable difference between the versions; "Lo Que Más" is one of a handful of doleful ballads; the Pitbull-assisted "Rabiosa" is giddy, rapid-fire Latin pop.”
“The clip Reyes selected, to the casual listener at least, seemed to only feature two words: Jose and Reyes, repeated over and over again to a merengue beat.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Player's Big Decision: Intro Music
“Latin and Caribbean music are healthily represented from merengue, to salsa, to the Puerto Rican dance beats of reggaeton.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Player's Big Decision: Intro Music
“Confronted in the lab with an infectious Latin merengue song, played at 116 or 124 beats per minute, Mathieu bounced tentatively and erratically as a multimedia addendum to the paper shows, representing Mathieu's movements with a dot.”
“On the menu was tarte flambe, charcuterie, and a merengue.”
“The workouts here each feature one Latin dance style -- cha-cha, salsa, merengue, samba or rhumba.”
“Mr. Davis inserted an onstage merengue band into the nightclub where Delacruz meets his mistress Estella (Mabel Ledo), but its hint of Latin American flavor only made Mr. Davis's other music sound duller by comparison.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘merengue’.
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phrontistery - m
from phrontistery.info
mabble, mabsoot, macadamize, macarism, macarize, macaronic, macerate, macerator, machair, machairodont, machicolation, machinule and 898 more...
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MUSIC - dance styles
A list generated by Phrontistery
http://phrontistery.info/dance.html
which I wanted to have along with my own lists on Wordnikallemande, beguine, bergamask, bolero, bossa-nova, boston, bourrée, bransle, buck-and-wing, cabriole, cakewalk, canary and 93 more...
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250 Further Spelling Words
Another compilation of spelling words suitable for intermediate to advanced spellers.
venturi, aesir, affenpinscher, rottweiler, amanuensis, balletomane, sangfroid, yukata, capriccio, cuisse, heriot, psaltery and 236 more...
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Redundancing
The Moves. Do~do~ditty!
tango, bolero, cha cha, foxtrot, foxtantino, hip hop, hustle, jive, merengue, two step, paso doble, quickstep and 219 more...
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Mollusque's miscellany
A mixture of words that I like or have commented on, along with ones parked here so they'd be listed somewhere or remind me of lists I want to make.
oranger, monographer, preoccupied, bu, bobization, coinventor, tetrapyloctomy, borgmannian, suspercollate, manhug, mancrush, obituarist and 604 more...
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One Left Footer's Manifesto
I was tragically born with an extra left foot. If I weren't so debilitated, this would be my to-do list.
cha cha, tango, waltz, fox trot, limbo, square dance, line dance, mosh, breakdance, pop and lock, robot, salsa and 98 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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good words
words that are mostly fun to say or just lovely
undulate, voluptuous, whimsy, parse, dank, cerulean, peen, traipsing, listless, coup de grace, reconnoiter, mercurial and 499 more...
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Dance Magic Dance
Styles of dance
ballet, tango, waltz, salsa, polka, swing, charleston, foxtrot, jitterbug, tap, quickstep, mambo and 101 more...
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Dance and Music
About folk, dancing styles, music styles, popular songs, etc.
Acerca del folclore, bailes, estilos musicales, canciones populares, etc.jota, flamenco, sevillanas, salsa, samba, crooner, rock and roll, jazz, blues, soul, tango, cucaracha and 13 more...
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hoppestere
dancing on waves - a mysterious term of Chaucer that I can't bury or even embalm.
mudra, orchesis, poussette, gestic, reel, coupee, riffle, hula, allemande, pavan, pantomime, geisha and 21 more...
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They Stumble Off The Tongue
Words that are painful to say. The English language was meant to flow, and these words deserve exile. A complement to the list They Roll Off The Tongue.
interrobang, viviparous, irredentist, hypotension, betelgeuse, hough, infrared, ghoti, gloucester, colonel, oases, aposiopesis and 18 more...
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remolacja's Words
dimelo, vaina, bachata, merengue, caoba plus, remolacha, remolacha.net, remo, dominicano, dominicana, [remolacha]
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The Hills are Alive
...with the Sound of Music.
rock, dance, jazz, blues, folk, filk, jungle, industrial, rockabilly, classical, baroque, techno and 47 more...
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dance dance revolution
interesting dances
maxixe, lambada, rhumba, samba, tango, cha cha cha, square, lundu, mambo, polka, hora, waltz and 59 more...
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