Monday Muddle: meringue, merengue, méringue

LC August 23, 2021 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: meringue: (noun) a mixture of egg whites and sugar beaten together and baked as a topping for dessert or as a confection merengue: (noun) music that originated in the Dominican Republic and is popular in Latin American communities; a dance; the Spanish spelling of meringue méringue: (noun) Haitian folk music played on stringed instruments; a dance; NOT the French spelling of meringue

2 Comments

P.J. MacLayne

August 24, 2021 at 09:17 4 years ago

This is a good one! I’ve never heard of the music.
- LC
  
  August 26, 2021 at 10:04 4 years ago
  
  I only learned of the Haitian version recently. I can see why people would mix them up.

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