Pronunciation: ˌ si ŋ -k ō -d ə - ' m ī - ō , ˌ s ē ŋ -k ō - th ā - ' mä-y ō
Function: 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