mariachi
noun
ma·ri·a·chi
ˌmär-ē-ˈä-chē 
ˌmer-
1
: a small, strolling, Mexican band consisting usually of trumpeters, guitarists, and violinists
also
: a musician belonging to such a band
—often used before another noun
2
: the music performed by a mariachi
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His mariachi band has performed at Disneyland and won awards at the International Mariachi Conference in Tucson.
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The video opened with a mariachi band serenading the women.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Fourteen years ago, Perez helped set a record there when 650 mariachi performers joined together.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Mariachi Tapatio will play regional Mexican music rooted in the traditions of mariachi music in Jalisco.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The video opened with a mariachi band serenading the women.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Fourteen years ago, Perez helped set a record there when 650 mariachi performers joined together.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Mariachi Tapatio will play regional Mexican music rooted in the traditions of mariachi music in Jalisco.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mariachi
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“Mariachi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mariachi. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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