different between merengued vs merengue

English

Verb

merengued

1. simple past tense and past participle of merengue

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.