mariachi

UK: /ˌmɑːrɪˈɑːtʃɪ/

US: /ˌmɑriˈɑtʃi/

US: (mär′ē ä′chē; Sp. mä ryä′chē)

Inflections of 'mariachi' (n): npl: mariachis

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ma•ri•a•chi /ˌmɑriˈɑtʃi/   n., pl. -chis. 

1. Music and Dance [countable] a Mexican band made up of street musicians.
2. Music, Music and Dance [countable] a member of a mariachi.
3. Music and Dance [uncountable] the traditional Mexican music played by a mariachi.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ma•ri•a•chi  (mär′ē ä′chē; Sp. mä ryä′chē), adj., n., pl. -chis (-chēz; Sp. -chēs). 
adj. 

1. Music, Music and Dance pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.

n. 

2. Music, Music and Dance a member of such a band.
3. Music and Dance the music played by such a band.

• French mariage marriage; the music is said to have been played at weddings in the state of Jalisco, where it originated
• Mexican Spanish mariache, mariachi, perh.
• 1940–45

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mariachi / ˌmɑːrɪˈɑːtʃɪ/ noun

1. a small ensemble of street musicians in Mexico

Etymology: 20th Century: from Mexican Spanish