Cinco de Mayo
noun
Examples of Cinco de Mayo in a Sentence
Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Guadalupe Centers Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 2019: Food, music, local vendors, petting zoo, inflatables, and an all-women Mariachi band from Texas, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 4 and noon to 9 p.m. May 5, Guadalupe Center, 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., free.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
The shooting took place Friday night at a Cinco de Mayo party at The Scratch Kitchen, a restaurant and bar which is also a popular late-night spot on Government Street in downtown Ocean Springs.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 9 May 2023
In 1968, Trejo had reached his lowest point while incarcerated at Soledad State Prison when a riot broke out on Cinco de Mayo.
—Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
These are often largely interchangeable with Cinco de Mayo graphics — visually conflating the contributions of Latinos to U.S. culture with a Mexican historical event that is now generally used as an opportunity for chain restaurants to hawk nachos and margaritas.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Canelo Álvarez has been the preeminent choice to fight in Las Vegas on the two most important Mexican fight weekends — Mexican Independence Day and Cinco de Mayo — since ascending to stardom over a decade ago, winning world titles in four different weight classes.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
And try the posole in the spring for your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
Ybarra also served as the main organizer of the first Watts Cinco de Mayo festival parade.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Spanish, fifth of May
1931, in the meaning defined above
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Cinco de Mayo
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Spanish, "fifth of May"
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