MARIACHI Definition & Meaning

mariachi

[mahr-ee-ah-chee, mah-ryah-chee]

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adjective

relating to a genre of Mexican dance music, characterized by trumpets, guitars, violins, and vocals, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in traditional costumes.

noun

plural

mariachis

a member of a small band of strolling musicians who play a genre of Mexican dance music, characterized by trumpets, guitars, violins, and vocals.

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noun

a small ensemble of street musicians in Mexico

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mariachi¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from Mexican Spanish mariache, mariachi, perhaps from French mariage marriage; the music is said to have been played at weddings in the state of Jalisco, where it originated

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of mariachi¹

C20: from Mexican Spanish

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On an overcast and drizzly Cinco de Mayo, balloons framed the entrance to El Patron as a mariachi band played.

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Selena performed a version of the song alongside a mariachi band as part of her cameo in the film.

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Odenkirk stops in a bank after our meal because he’d given his last few dollars to a mariachi in the subway.

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Family members said Robertson was a devout Catholic who loved fishing, working on cars and listening to bluegrass and mariachi music.

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The western state, famed for tequila, mariachi music and Mexican rodeos, or charreadas, is also home to one of Mexico’s most powerful crime syndicates, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

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