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

Examples of mariachi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aurelie Flores, a Globe resident and chairperson for the Globe High School Alumni Association, shared images on Facebook of a unique discovery during the cleanup of the dance studio — a mural hidden behind drywall with mariachi singers, likely hidden for decades. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025

The videos also include made up audio of Schumer making derogatory comments about immigrants, as mariachi music played in the background. —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

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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