MERENGUE Definition & Meaning

merengue

[ muh-reng-gey ]

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noun

a ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian origin, characterized by a stiff-legged, limping step.
the music for this dance.

verb (used without object)

merengued, merenguing.

to dance the merengue.

merengue

/ ��əˈ��ɛŋɡ��ɪ /

noun

a type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic, which combines African and Spanish elements
a Caribbean dance in duple time with syncopated rhythm performed to such music

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Origin of merengue¹

First recorded in 1880–90; from Latin American Spanish merengue, meringue, and probably a special use of Spanish merengue meringue ( def ), but the semantic development is unclear

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Origin of merengue¹

from American Spanish and Haitian Creole

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The Colombian singer released the merengue smash hit at the height of the summer, and it peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Juan Luis Guerra’s “Mambo 23” was awarded record of the year, and his album “Radio Güira” was awarded album of the year and best merengue/bachata album — making him a 27-time Latin Grammy winner.

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The smooth Hernández begins dancing merengue in his chair and pretends to bat like a Dominican baseball player, swinging his hips.

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“It was a genre-less playlist from salsa, merengue, rancheras, pop/rock en español, to hip-hop, R&B and pop music.”

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She lists a few genres off the top of her head: “reggaeton, salsa, merengue, cumbia and dembow.”

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