“merengue”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

merengue

释义

merengue|məˈrɛŋgeɪ|
Also meringue |məræŋg|.
[f. Haitian Creole méringue and Amer. Sp. merengue (Webster).]
A dance popular in Dominica and Haiti. Also attrib.
1936L. A. Hudson tr. Possendorf's Damballa Calls iv. 48 Dancing a second Merinque with Diane.1956M. Stearns Story of Jazz iii. 25 The Haitian meringues sometimes sound a little like our ragtime without the force and drive.1957New Yorker 26 Oct. 166/2 In the cafés and restaurants one hears everything from Vivaldi to Afro-Cuban merengues.1964W. G. Raffé Dict. Dance 318/2 The Merengue folk dance is very popular in the Dominican Republic as a favourite example of Caribbean rhythm.1965Evening Standard 17 Sept. 8/6 The kid who danced was doing the merengue... The solo merengue kid was dervishing around.1972New Yorker 21 Oct. 34/2 They danced tangos, merengues..to the strains of the Nagy Hungarian band.1973Sunday Advocate-News (Barbados) 18 Mar. 14/4 [Haiti] Now cruise ships are calling once more and holiday-makers from the United States, Canada and Europe come by the planeloads to a festive welcome by meringue bands at the airport.

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