Thursday, November 26, 2015

meringue, merengue

Meringue or meringue means a topping ot batter made with egg whites and sugar--
Ooh, look, lemon meringue pie!
You'll need to beat the egg whites for several minutes to make a meringue.

Merengue or merengue means a ballroom dance from Haiti or the Dominican Republic--
They won the merengue competition, but not the mambo.
He is trying to learn the merengue; he hopes to find a dance partner.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We were tired from dancing the merengue, but the coffee and meringue cookies perked us up."

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