Cinco de Mayo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cinco de mayo (“fifth of May”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Cinco de Mayo

  1. A national celebration in Mexico, commemorating the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, also celebrated widely by immigrants living in the United States.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌθinko de ˈmaʝo/ [ˌθĩŋ.ko ð̞e ˈma.ʝo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsinko de ˈmaʝo/ [ˌsĩŋ.ko ð̞e ˈma.ʝo] (most of Latin America, Philippines)
 
  • IPA(key): /ˌsinko de ˈmaʃo/ [ˌsĩŋ.ko ð̞e ˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsinko de ˈmaʒo/ [ˌsĩŋ.ko ð̞e ˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Cin‧co de Ma‧yo

Proper noun

Cinco de Mayo m

  1. (Mexico, US) Cinco de Mayo
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