MERENGUE


Meaning of MERENGUE in English

/ məˈreŋgeɪ; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] a lively Caribbean style of dance; a piece of music for this dance

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: probably American Spanish ; compare with the sense upheaval, disorder , found in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.