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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At break time, a mariachi in full regalia began to play, and Cardenas sank into a chair set up under a shade structure, gathered up creams and bandages, and bent over her blistered, swollen feet. 
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 In addition, the heirs of at least seven mariachi-music greats will perform music popularized by their famous parents and grandparents. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,686 with Urìas bobbleheads distributed and top-flight mariachi band Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéller featuring singer Lupita Infante playing between innings on the video screen. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 But beautiful live performances also abounded, including the opening mariachi number dedicated to Vicente Fernandez. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022 The mural is part of a series of works by Luis Valderas which feature his father dressed in his mariachi ensemble. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2021 Cabello previously performed the song (alongside a mariachi) during NBC's Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City earlier this month. Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2021 Chacón-Cruz’s recital — which will feature accompaniment by pianist Jeremy Frank in the first half and a mariachi ensemble in the second — is the third in a series that San Diego Opera has hosted this fall at different locations around the county. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021 What better way to mark the end of Latinx Heritage Month, than with Camila Cabello and a mariachi? Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021 See More
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 In addition, the heirs of at least seven mariachi-music greats will perform music popularized by their famous parents and grandparents. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022 Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,686 with Urìas bobbleheads distributed and top-flight mariachi band Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéller featuring singer Lupita Infante playing between innings on the video screen. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 But beautiful live performances also abounded, including the opening mariachi number dedicated to Vicente Fernandez. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022 The mural is part of a series of works by Luis Valderas which feature his father dressed in his mariachi ensemble. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Dec. 2021 Cabello previously performed the song (alongside a mariachi) during NBC's Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City earlier this month. Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2021 Chacón-Cruz’s recital — which will feature accompaniment by pianist Jeremy Frank in the first half and a mariachi ensemble in the second — is the third in a series that San Diego Opera has hosted this fall at different locations around the county. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2021 What better way to mark the end of Latinx Heritage Month, than with Camila Cabello and a mariachi? Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, perhaps modification of French mariage marriage
First Known Use
1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1