merengue
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Definition of merengue
: a ballroom dance of Haitian and Dominican origin in 2/4 time in which one foot is dragged on every step also : the music for a merengue
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Try your hand at salsa, merengue, cumbia, and norteña numbers as waiters in crisp whites with black bow ties circle the room serving liquid courage. — Condé Nast Traveler, "23 Best Things To Do In Mexico City," 4 Mar. 2018 One group worked with a dance instructor and got moving, dancing the merengue, cha-cha-cha, bachata, and salsa twice a week for an hour for four months, while the other group enrolled in a health education program. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Woman's Day, "Hate the Gym? A Little Salsa Could Help Your Heart," 15 Mar. 2016 The nasal cry from an unknown Puerto Rican merengue singer was ear-piercing and unforgettable. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The 98 Greatest Songs of 1998: Critics' Picks," 29 May 2018 Known for fusing many sounds, from Afro-Latin to merengue and more, Guerra has spent a career creating music that has been embraced around the world. — Justino Aguila, Billboard, "Happy Birthday, Juan Luis Guerra! Check Out 5 Songs Showing the Maestro's Musical Mastery," 7 June 2018 Several thousand children across Los Angeles County learn to swing and salsa, tango, foxtrot and merengue over the course of a 10-week program. — Esmeralda Bermudez, latimes.com, "These fifth-graders start out dance-shy, but then they start to shimmy," 26 May 2018 Over the course of ten weeks, kids also learn swing, tango, merengue, and fox trot. — Gwynedd Stuart, Los Angeles Magazine, "Next School Year, This Local Program Will Teach 10,000 Kids to Dance," 22 May 2018 People passing by the restaurant stopped for a little merengue, while diners danced in their seats. — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Disney Springs revives its late night," 18 May 2018 Zoomba at the Zoo is a 90-minute dance/aerobic workout class, featuring salsa, merengue, mambo and hip-hop. — Rianne Coale, RedEye Chicago, "5 things to do in Chicago this weekend," 18 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'merengue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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