Merengue

Merengue is a normal rhinoceros villager in the introduced in. Her name comes from "meringue," a type of dessert, referencing her appearance, which resembles a cake. Her Japanese name comes from "pâtissière," a French word for a pastry chef. Her Japanese catchphrase, de shuga is a pun on desu ga, meaning "although," and shugā, the English word "sugar."

Appearance
Merengue is a pink rhinoceros with white hooves and hair. Her horn is red with dark red spots and is surrounded by green semicircles so it resembles a strawberry.

Personality
As a normal villager, Merengue will appear friendly and hospitable towards the player and other villagers. Like other normal villagers, she will have an unseen obsession with hygiene and cleanliness, which she mentions when the player visits her in her home. Other than her hygiene interests, she will appear neutral and open-minded when discussing hobbies. She will get along easily with other villagers, but may conflict with lazy villagers when they talk about food and leading her on to suggesting making them dinner or lunch.

House
Merengue's interior resembles a bakery and contains food related items such as a Fridge, a Tea Set, Kitchen Island, and a Soft-Serve Lamp. It also contains a Sweets Sofa and Sweets Table in.

In
In, if Merengue is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, her house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Wooden Series.

In
Merengue was added to on January 30, 2018.