Where does “merengue” come from?

merengue (English) comes from Spanish merengue, from French meringue, from Dutch meringue.

merengue (English): A type of music common in the Caribbean,...

Definitions

  1. A type of music common in the Caribbean,...

Ancestry of “merengue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmerenguemerengue; meringue; wuss; wimp
2Frenchmeringuemeringue; first-person singular present...
3Dutchmeringue—
Every word from Dutch meringue →Every word from French meringue →Every word from Spanish merengue →
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