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me·ren·gue

M0228600 (mə-rĕng′gā)n.1. A dance in rapid 2/4 time of Dominican and Haitian folk origin, characterized by a sliding step.2. The music for this dance.
[American Spanish, from Spanish, meringue, from French méringue.]

merengue

(məˈrɛŋɡeɪ) n1. (Music, other) a type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic, which combines African and Spanish elements2. (Dancing) a Caribbean dance in duple time with syncopated rhythm performed to such music[from American Spanish and Haitian Creole]

me•ren•gue

(məˈrɛŋ geɪ)

n. a ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian origin, characterized by a stiff-legged, limping step. [1935–40; < American Spanish]

merengue

A sideways Latin American two-step for couples.