Main Entry: Cinco de Mayo

Pronunciation: \ˌsiŋ-kō-də-ˈmī-ō, ˌsēŋ-kō-thā-ˈmä-yō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish, fifth of May

Date: 1931

: a Mexican and Mexican-American celebration held on May 5 in commemoration of the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862