Merengue is a dance music genre originating in the Dominican Republic, characterized by lively rhythms and a distinctive, bright vocal and instrumental texture. It also refers to the couple-dance performed to this music. In English, the term is often used to describe the dance style itself or the—often sweet—non-alcoholic meringue dessert variant in some contexts. The word carries cultural specificity and rhythmic connotations essential to Latin American music discourse.
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