merengue


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
merengue /məˈrɛŋgeɪ/ (also meringue)
noun a Caribbean style of dance music, typically in duple and triple time.

■ a dance style associated with such music, with alternating long and short stiff-legged steps.

– origin C19: prob. Amer. Sp.
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