different between merengue vs pachanga

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??????e?/

Noun

merengue (countable and uncountable, plural merengues)

1. (music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic.
2. A song performed in this style.
3. A dance to this style of music.

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To dance to merengue music.

French

Etymology

From Spanish merengue, itself borrowed from French meringue.

Noun

merengue m (plural merengues)

1. (music) merengue

Spanish

Etymology

From French meringue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me??en?e/, [me????.?e]

Noun

merengue m (plural merengues)

1. merengue (a type of music common in the Caribbean)
2. meringue
3. wuss; wimp

Noun

merengue m or f (plural merengues)

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

Derived terms

• merenguero

Descendants

• ? English: merengue
• ? French: merengue

Further reading

• “merengue” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Spanish pachanga.

Noun

pachanga (uncountable)

1. A lively style of Cuban music, a mixture of son montuno and merengue.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?t??an?a/, [pa?t??ã?.?a]

Noun

pachanga f (plural pachangas)

1. party (social gathering)
2. (sports) a pick-up game of a sport; a football, basketball or another sport kickabout; a friendly game

   Synonym: (Cuba) pitén

See also

• boncho m
• carrete m
• farra f
• fiesta f
• guateque m
• juerga f
• marcha f
• parranda f
• reventón m
• tenderete m

Descendants

• ? English: pachanga

Further reading

• “pachanga” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.