Etymology

Cinco de Mayo

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Spanish cinco de mayo ← ['es ',
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  1. ['es · borrowed from',
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcinco de mayo
  3. English todayCinco de Mayo

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

Words from the same roots

['es', all →

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