Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A street band in Mexico, usually featuring violin, guitar, and trumpet players as well as vocalists.
- noun The music performed by such a band.
- noun A musician belonging to such a band.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a band playing such music, or to the singers of such songs.
- noun A group that plays mariachi music.
- noun A member of such a group.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a group of street musicians in Mexico
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word "mariachi" is believed to have originated in their language.
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The word "mariachi" is believed to have originated in their language.
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Maybe you already know this but mariachi is not a generic term for all Mexican music.
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Maybe you already know this but mariachi is not a generic term for all Mexican music.
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"This is my family," he said, a trickle of laughter spilling from Cecilia and Leonardo as I looked at the group of pigs in mariachi garb on one side of the fan.
Jose Maria Alejos Madrigal: Generations of ceramic creativity in San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan 2008
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A pot-bellied Catrín (the male version, its name meaning "a dandy") clothed in mariachi garb holds a rooster; a small platoon of grinning Catrinas wear mermaid tails and bear flowers.
Catrina: Skeletons take over the art of Capula, Michoacan 2008
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A pot-bellied Catrín (the male version, its name meaning "a dandy") clothed in mariachi garb holds a rooster; a small platoon of grinning Catrinas wear mermaid tails and bear flowers.
Catrina: Skeletons take over the art of Capula, Michoacan 2008
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"This is my family," he said, a trickle of laughter spilling from Cecilia and Leonardo as I looked at the group of pigs in mariachi garb on one side of the fan.
Jose Maria Alejos Madrigal: Generations of ceramic creativity in San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan 2008
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"This is my family," he said, a trickle of laughter spilling from Cecilia and Leonardo as I looked at the group of pigs in mariachi garb on one side of the fan.
Jose Maria Alejos Madrigal: Generations of ceramic creativity in San Jose de Gracia, Michoacan 2008
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The mariachi is the sum of a cultural evolution that has taken place over the last century or so in Mexico.
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