merengue
noun
me·ren·gue
mə-ˈreŋ-(ˌ)gā 
: 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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The series closes out with a show by Dominican merengue group Oro Sólido on Aug. 23.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Video posted to social media shows the merengue singer on stage moments before the roof came down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Pérez has been a merengue luminary for decades, playing in bands including Los Juveniles del Sabor in the 1970s after studying music at the National Conservatory of Santo Domingo.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
Others among the deceased include MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, Dominican baseball player Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera and merengue icon Rubby Pérez.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Video posted to social media shows the merengue singer on stage moments before the roof came down.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Pérez has been a merengue luminary for decades, playing in bands including Los Juveniles del Sabor in the 1970s after studying music at the National Conservatory of Santo Domingo.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
Others among the deceased include MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, Dominican baseball player Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera and merengue icon Rubby Pérez.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merengue
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“Merengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merengue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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