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merengue

me·ren·gue [ mə réng gày ] (plural me·ren·gues)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dance: a ballroom dance, originally from the Dominican republic, characterized by hip and shoulder movements

2. music for merengue: the music for a merengue

[Mid-20th century. Via American Spanish< Haitian creole méringue "meringue" < French]
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