mariachi

noun

ma·ri·a·chi | \ ˌmär-ē-ˈä-chē

, ˌmer- \

Definition of mariachi

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

Examples of mariachi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Its owner, John Murphy, a father of nine children, had taught his mariachi musicians Irish songs to perform on March 17. — Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021 As a mariachi played melodies for the crowd, hundreds of families lined up Tuesday to get groceries for their Christmas dinner in Little Village, one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020 But the tradition of mariachi goes back more than 100 years. — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 29 Apr. 2020 In Mexico, the mariachi serenades were delivered to mom by video - or a drive by. — David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2020 The group performs banda music, a subgenre of regional Mexican music that also includes mariachi, ranchera and norteño. — Suzette Fernandez, Billboard, 30 July 2019 Another favorite was the joyous video of the Roma Independent School District’s varsity mariachi practicing via videoconference. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 28 Mar. 2020 Until then, Sunday Mass, including a 10 a.m. bilingual service and a noon mariachi service, are being held at the Chapel of Blessed Sacrament Academy, 1135 Mission Road. — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 21 Jan. 2020 My daughter has participated in mariachi and all of a sudden Ms. Luna is gone. — Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2019

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