/ 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.
/ 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. 2005