English edit

 
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Etymology edit

From American Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

merengue (countable and uncountable, plural merengues)

  1. (music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic.
    • 2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in New York Times[1]:
      The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
  2. A song performed in this style.
  3. A dance to this style of music.
    • 2011, Elizabeth Drake-Boyt, Latin Dance, →ISBN, page 86:
      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.

Verb edit

merengue (third-person singular simple present merengues, present participle merenguing, simple past and past participle merengued)

  1. (intransitive) To dance to merengue music.

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

< Spanish merengue

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmereŋːe/, [ˈme̞re̞ŋːe̞]

Noun edit

merengue

  1. merengue (music and dance)

Declension edit

Inflection of merengue (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative merengue
genitive merenguen
partitive merenguea
illative merengueen
singular plural
nominative merengue
accusative nom. merengue
gen. merenguen
genitive merenguen
partitive merenguea
inessive merenguessa
elative merenguesta
illative merengueen
adessive merenguella
ablative merenguelta
allative merenguelle
essive merenguena
translative merengueksi
abessive merenguetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of merengue (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative merengueni
accusative nom. merengueni
gen. merengueni
genitive merengueni
partitive merengueani
inessive merenguessani
elative merenguestani
illative merengueeni
adessive merenguellani
ablative merengueltani
allative merenguelleni
essive merenguenani
translative merenguekseni
abessive merenguettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative merenguesi
accusative nom. merenguesi
gen. merenguesi
genitive merenguesi
partitive merengueasi
inessive merenguessasi
elative merenguestasi
illative merengueesi
adessive merenguellasi
ablative merengueltasi
allative merenguellesi
essive merenguenasi
translative merengueksesi
abessive merenguettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative merenguemme
accusative nom. merenguemme
gen. merenguemme
genitive merenguemme
partitive merengueamme
inessive merenguessamme
elative merenguestamme
illative merengueemme
adessive merenguellamme
ablative merengueltamme
allative merenguellemme
essive merenguenamme
translative merengueksemme
abessive merenguettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative merenguenne
accusative nom. merenguenne
gen. merenguenne
genitive merenguenne
partitive merengueanne
inessive merenguessanne
elative merenguestanne
illative merengueenne
adessive merenguellanne
ablative merengueltanne
allative merenguellenne
essive merenguenanne
translative merengueksenne
abessive merenguettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative merenguensa
accusative nom. merenguensa
gen. merenguensa
genitive merenguensa
partitive merengueaan
merengueansa
inessive merenguessaan
merenguessansa
elative merenguestaan
merenguestansa
illative merengueensa
adessive merenguellaan
merenguellansa
ablative merengueltaan
merengueltansa
allative merenguelleen
merenguellensa
essive merenguenaan
merenguenansa
translative merenguekseen
merengueksensa
abessive merenguettaan
merenguettansa
instructive
comitative

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish merengue, itself borrowed from French meringue.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /me.ʁɛn.ɡe/
  • (file)

Noun edit

merengue m (plural merengues)

  1. (music) merengue

Portuguese edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Spanish merengue, from French meringue.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: me‧ren‧gue

Noun edit

merengue m (plural merengues)

  1. meringue
    Synonym: suspiro
  2. (music, dance) merengue

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meˈɾenɡe/ [meˈɾẽŋ.ɡe]
  • Rhymes: -enɡe
  • Syllabification: me‧ren‧gue

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French meringue.

Noun edit

merengue m (plural merengues)

  1. merengue (a type of music common in the Caribbean)
  2. meringue
    Synonym: espumilla
  3. wuss; wimp
    Synonym: baldragas
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • English: merengue
  • French: merengue
  • Portuguese: merengue

Noun edit

merengue m or f by sense (plural merengues)

  1. (soccer) a person connected with Real Madrid, as a player, fan, coach, etc.

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

merengue

  1. inflection of merengar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading edit