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countable and uncountable, plural merengues
(music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic. quotations examples
The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in New York Times
A song performed in this style. examples
A dance to this style of music. quotations examples
If Trujillo said everybody had to dance the merengue, then everybody danced the merengue, for so feared was he by Dominicans that it was said that even a glance from him had the power to kill someone from across the street.
2011, Elizabeth Drake-Boyt, Latin Dance, page 86
third-person singular simple present merengues, present participle merenguing, simple past and past participle merengued
(intransitive) To dance to merengue music. examples