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mariachis

mariachis is the plural of mariachi.

Meaning of mariachi

Noun

mariachi (plural mariachis)

  1. A traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental.
  2. A group that plays mariachi music.
    • At her first performance with an all-male mariachi, the oldest member said to the musical director,[…](No! I've never played with a woman; I'm not going to start now [my translation]).2002, Leonor Xóchitl Pérez, “8: Transgressing the Taboo: A Chicana's Voice in the Mariachi World”, in Norma Elia Cantú, Olga Nájera-Ramírez, editors, Chicana Traditions: Continuity and Change, page...
  3. A member of such a group.
    • The mariachis would serenade / and they would not shut up till they were paid.1959, “In Old Mexico”, Tom Lehrer (music)

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Questions about mariachis

What is mariachis the plural of?
Mariachis is the plural of mariachi.

Words near mariachis in the dictionary

  1. Maria Clara gowns
  2. Maria Island
  3. mariachero
  4. mariacheros
  5. mariachi
  6. mariachis
  7. mariage
  8. mariages
  9. Mariah
  10. Mariahs
  11. marialite

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