Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A musical style combining elements of traditional Mexican folk song, polka, and American popular music and often prominently featuring the accordion.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[American Spanish, northern, of or from northern Mexico, from Spanish, northern, from norte, north, from Old Spanish, from Old French nort; see Nordic.]
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