merengue
/məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/noun, verb
merengue is spelled M-E-R-E-N-G-U-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merengue means “A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merengue is merengues.
How many letters and syllables are in merengue?
| Letters | 8: M-E-R-E-N-G-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is merengue?
Merengue appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce merengue?
- /məˈɹɛŋɡeɪ/
Merengue has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of merengue
- merengues plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- merenguing participle, present
- merengued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merengue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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
- 1
To dance to merengue music.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does merengue come from?
Borrowed from Spanish merengue, from French meringue. Doublet of meringue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).