mariachi
noun/ˌmæriˈɑːtʃi/
/ˌmɑːriˈɑːtʃi/
[countable, uncountable]- a musician who plays traditional Mexican music, usually as part of a small group that travels from place to place; the type of music played by these musicians
- a mariachi band
Word Originfrom Mexican Spanish mariache, mariachi ‘street singer’.Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
mariachi