Merengue
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Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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Rhinoceros | ![]() |
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Birthday | March 19th | |||||||
Favorite saying | "Life is a piece of cake." | |||||||
Catchphrase | "shortcake" | |||||||
Clothing | Chef's outfit (Red)[nb 1] | |||||||
Umbrella | Candy umbrella[nb 2] Lacy parasol[nb 3] | |||||||
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Other appearances | ||||||||
Phrase in other languages
でシュガ
베리베리 rien trarapp
糖糖
ma fraise fresitas schuimpje
糖糖 confiture fruti кексик |
Merengue is a normal rhinoceros villager in the Animal Crossing series. She first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and has appeared in all subsequent games. Her name comes from "meringue," a type of dessert, referencing her appearance, which resembles a cake. Her catchphrase, "shortcake," refers to her basis, strawberry shortcake. 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."
In New Horizons, Merengue has the nature hobby and may be found reading a book pertaining to an item she is studying, which can be either flowers, bugs, fish, or fossils.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]

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[edit]
Below is a brief description of the normal personality. For more information, click here.
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.
Villager information[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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March 19 ![]() |
Normal | shortcake |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Official | |
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Flashy | |
Favorite color | Beige
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Biography | ||
Siblings | Eldest triplet | |
Skill | Doodling | |
Goal | Pastry chef | |
Halloween fear | ![]() | |
Coffee preferences | ||
Type of beans | Blend | |
Amount of milk | A little bit | |
Amount of sugar | One spoonful |
In New Horizons[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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March 19 ![]() |
Normal (A) | shortcake |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Other default clothing | ||
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Initial NookPhone | ![]() | |
Final NookPhone | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
Favorite styles | Cute and Simple | |
Favorite colors | White
and Red
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Hobby | Nature | |
Handheld items | ||
Bag | ![]() | |
Book | ![]() | |
Food | ![]() | |
Drink | ![]() | |
Popsicle | ![]() |
In Happy Home Paradise[edit]
Merengue | ||
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Thought bubble | I want a place to invent delicious everyday desserts! | |
Client's vision | Dessert R & D Dept. | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Furniture: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interior: | |
Clothing: | |
Other items: |
House[edit]
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 New Leaf.
In New Leaf[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, 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. She cannot have her initial house interior unless she moves out of the player's island or the Happy Home Paradise DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.
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Roof: | ![]() |
Siding: | ![]() |
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Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | ![]() |
Other appearances[edit]
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
Merengue | ||
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Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
March 19 ![]() |
Normal | shortcake |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
House request | ||
Thought bubble | I want to live in a candy house, just like in the fairy tales. | |
Client's vision | A candy house. | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Furniture: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interior: | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clothing: | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Starting house: | ![]() |
In amiibo Festival[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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March 19 ![]() |
Normal | shortcake |
Clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
amiibo card traits | ||
Dice value | 4 | |
Hand sign | Scissors | |
Desert Island Escape traits | ||
Movement | ![]() | |
Hunger | ![]() | |
Vision | ![]() | |
Favorite fruit | ![]() |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Merengue was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on January 30, 2018.[1]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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March 19 ![]() |
Normal | shortcake |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Biography | ||
Description | Merengue has always felt that she was born to bake. We're not sure where she got that idea. | |
Preferred theme | ![]() | |
Primary reward | ![]() | |
Version added | 1.1.5 | |
Date unlocked | January 30, 2018 | |
How to invite | Required friendship level: 7
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Friendship rewards | ||
Level 7 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 9 | ![]() | |
Level 15 | Crafting request:![]() | |
Level 20 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 25[nb 12] | ![]() |
Related items for Merengue | ||||||||||
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Scrapbook Memory appearances | ||||||||||
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Card profiles[edit]
amiibo card[edit]
#285 Merengue - Series 3 | ||||||||
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284 Chadder | List of amiibo cards #285 Merengue |
286 Cube |
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Gallery[edit]
amiibo card artwork
Trivia[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
パティ Pati |
Patty; likely comes from パティスリー (pâtisserie) | |
스트로베리 Seuteuroberi |
Strawberry | |
草莓 CǎoMéi |
Strawberry | |
草莓 Unknown |
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Меренг Mereng |
Same as English name | |
Merengue | Same as English name | |
Maria | - | |
Natura | From naturaleza, meaning "nature", nodding to nata (meaning a type of cream in Spanish) | |
Patty | Same as Japanese; also a play on the French word for pastry, pâtisserie | |
Irina | Russian variant of the female name Irene, which means "peace" - befitting her normal personality |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Called simply "chef's outfit" prior to New Horizons
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Pati
- ↑ CǎoMéi
- ↑ CǎoMéi
- ↑ Seuteuroberi
- ↑ Mereng
- ↑ Merengue's headwear during the Countdown can either be the New Year's silk hat or the New Year's hat, each rotating every year. The hat's variation will vary depending on what variations Tom Nook is selling at his stand.
- ↑ If it is Merengue's birthday, her headwear will be replaced with the birthday hat (Blue variation).
- ↑ Does not contain a stereo initially
- ↑ Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70
References[edit]
- ↑ Bri Bri (January 30, 2018). "New Animals Are Here!". Japanese Nintendo. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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