Definition of "mariachi" []

• A street band in Mexico. (noun)
• The music performed by such a band. (noun)
• A musician belonging to such a band. (noun)

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• "The word "mariachi" is believed to have originated in their language."
• "Maybe you already know this but mariachi is not a generic term for all Mexican music."
• "A pot-bellied Catrín (the male version, its name meaning "a dandy") clothed in mariachi garb holds a rooster; a small platoon of grinning Catrinas wear mermaid tails and bear flowers."