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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Word History and Origins

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of merengue¹

from American Spanish and Haitian Creole

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Police lieutenant Virgilio Rafael Cruz Aponte was one of the 231 people killed when the roof of the Jet Set music venue collapsed during a merengue music concert.

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Hundreds were inside the building on Monday evening to attend one of the club's regular dance music evenings, which on this particular occasion starred popular merengue singer Rubby Pérez.

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The percussionist, who had moved to the Dominican Republic eight years earlier, was out with his mother, Carmin, and friends to see a concert by merengue singer Rubby Pérez.

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And alongside them, scores of merengue music-lovers and Pérez fans also died in the collapse.

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Hundreds of guests were inside the popular venue attending a concert by merengue singer Rubby Pérez.

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