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/məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/ · noun
(music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic..
The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
If Trujillo said everybody had to dance the merengue, then everybody danced the merengue, for so feared was he by Dominicans that it was said that even a glance from him had the power to kill someone from across the street.
Use merengue when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Merengue means (music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic..
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The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
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