Cinco de Mayo
/ˌsɪŋ.ko de ˈmaː.joʊ/
Cinco de Mayo proper noun: a national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, also celebrated widely by immigrants living in the United States.
Proper noun
Cinco de Mayo
- A national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, also celebrated widely by immigrants living in the United States.
- The BG Fiestaval returned this past week to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, bringing the tastes, music and culture of Mexico to the community for its 10th year.2026 May 11, Joahan Lopez, “BG Fiestaval returns for 10th year after nearly being canceled”, in WBKO, archived from the original on 13 May 2026
Origin of Cinco de Mayo
Borrowed from Spanish cinco de mayo (“fifth of May”).
Questions about Cinco de Mayo
- What does Cinco de Mayo mean?
- Cinco de Mayo means a national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, also celebrated widely by immigrants living in the United States.
- What part of speech is Cinco de Mayo?
- Cinco de Mayo is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cinco de Mayo?
- Cinco de Mayo is pronounced /ˌsɪŋ.ko de ˈmaː.joʊ/.
Words near Cinco de Mayo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Cinco de Mayo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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