merengue

/məˈrɛŋɡeɪ/
noun
  1. A fast-paced ballroom dance of Dominican and Haitian origin, or the music that accompanies it.
    • She took merengue lessons to prepare for her cousin's wedding.
    • The band played a catchy merengue that got the whole crowd moving.
    • At the party, everyone joined in a lively merengue.
  2. A type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp; often spelled meringue.
    • The merengue on this cake is perfectly golden and sweet.
    • He learned to make merengue by carefully folding sugar into egg whites.
    • The baker topped the lemon pie with a fluffy merengue.
verb
  1. To dance the merengue.
    • At the festival, couples merengued under the string lights.
    • They merengued across the dance floor with effortless grace.
    • She loves to merengue whenever she hears that upbeat rhythm.
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