Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A street band in Mexico.
- n. The music performed by such a band.
- n. A musician belonging to such a band.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to a traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental.
- adj. Of or pertaining to a band playing such music, or to the singers of such songs.
- n. A group that plays mariachi music.
- n. A member of such a group.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a group of street musicians in Mexico
Etymologies
- Borrowing from Spanish mariachi, from French mariage ("marriage"). (Wiktionary)
- American Spanish, perhaps from French mariage, marriage (so called because the music may have originated at weddings in Jalisco, a state of west-central Mexico); see marriage. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word "mariachi" is believed to have originated in their language.”
“Maybe you already know this but mariachi is not a generic term for all Mexican music.”
“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.”
“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
“The mariachi is the sum of a cultural evolution that has taken place over the last century or so in Mexico.”
“Lucy herself has remained with the mariachi's family, and the mariachi is serving a six year sentence.”
“He began to see strangers in mariachi uniforms out of the corner of his eye when he walked down the street.”
“One of the current living legends of mariachi is Aceves Mejia, now in his eighties.”
“A few Frenchmen insisted the sound and the word mariachi were imported.”
“If this were true then the word mariachi would be applied to the instrument itself and not to those who play it.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mariachi’.
-
music genre
list of music genres - anything. even the most obscure sub-genres of sub-genres
twee pop, indie, shoegaze, doo-wop, punk, rock, jazz, pop, classical, hard rock, emo, goth and 190 more...
-
She did what?
For a more inclusive list, see sionnach's tom, dick and harry.
Also see the list Bad Sentences by abigail.katydid, Hollywood, june bug, June bug, Maryland, Marywood, Marymount, joy ride, joystick, barbet, barbwire, pennywhistle and 62 more...
-
Beautiful Music
a cappella, accelerando, accompagnato, adagio, ad libitum, agitato, aleatory, alla breve, allegro, allemande, alto, andante and 548 more...
-
Spanish Spelling Bee List
i am still copying down lists but i am in the 5th grade and got fourth in the spelling bee out of 26 people, the word i missed was candelabra, well next year i will win because now i know the words
burrito, gazpacho, alligator, chinchilla, pueblo, quesadilla, flamenco, cabana, filibuster, cilantro, mesa, cafeteria and 60 more...
-
The Hills are Alive
...with the Sound of Music.
rock, dance, jazz, blues, folk, filk, jungle, industrial, rockabilly, classical, baroque, techno and 47 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for mariachi.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.