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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The videos also include made up audio of Schumer making derogatory comments about immigrants, as mariachi music played in the background.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Multiple images of Trump then pop up behind the New York lawmaker seemingly to imitate a mariachi band.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
El Parián, the bustling market in the center of the nearby community of Tlaquepaque, is the best place in the area to hear mariachi music and more.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Like Pulido, crowds of attendees lined the streets to see musicians performing banda and mariachi music, followed by groups in traditional charro attire riding their horses and ballet folklórico dancers spinning in their long, colorful skirts.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Multiple images of Trump then pop up behind the New York lawmaker seemingly to imitate a mariachi band.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
El Parián, the bustling market in the center of the nearby community of Tlaquepaque, is the best place in the area to hear mariachi music and more.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Like Pulido, crowds of attendees lined the streets to see musicians performing banda and mariachi music, followed by groups in traditional charro attire riding their horses and ballet folklórico dancers spinning in their long, colorful skirts.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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