CINCO DE MAYO


Meaning of CINCO DE MAYO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsiŋ-kō-də-ˈmī-ō, ˌsēŋ-kō-thā-ˈmä-yō ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, fifth of May

Date: 1931

: a Mexican and Mexican-American celebration held on May 5 in commemoration of the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862

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