Meaning of Merengue | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic.
   uncountable
2. A song performed in this style.
   countable, uncountable
3. A dance to this style of music.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.”

“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.”

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