merengue
/məˈrɛŋɡeɪ/
noun
- 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.
- 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
- 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.