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

mariachi music

2

: the music performed by a mariachi

Examples of mariachi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission. —Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Crepe paper Santa hats and lanterns are draped from the ceiling as mariachi music plays over the speakers. —Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2026

Three years later, the group heard a Los Angeles mariachi singer perform a number about a pair of drug runners. —Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025

The day after Spade died Brosnahan posted a video of her aunt smiling and dancing with her husband as a mariachi band played nearby. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, perhaps modification of French mariage marriage

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mariachi

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