Cinco de Mayo

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Part of Speech

Proper Noun

Pronunciation

Cinco de Mayo [sin-ko/de/ my-o ]

Description

“Cinco de Mayo”, translating to “the fifth of May” in English, is a day of commemoration of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla (1862) during the Franco-Mexican War (1861 -1867). ^

Etymology

Through time it has increased in popularity within the Mexican-American community in the United States and has become a minimal holiday in Mexico.


Usage

Cinco de Mayo is used to refer to the holiday. Pertaining to the Northwestern Community, Cinco de Mayo has been a holiday that has been culturally appropriated throughout the country with mustaches, ponchos, and the infamous cinco de mayo cerveza (“beer”) or margaritas. Northwestern’s Hispanic/Latino Student Alliance Alianza along with Northwestern’s Student Associated Government (ASG) sent a joint letter asking for university students to be culturally sensitive about the event. The letter ^^ received backlash and reactions even went viral on media outlets such as Opposing View ^^ and The College Fix ^^^. . Anyone can use it is not restricted.

Example Sentence

  1. Let's go get Cinco de Mayo margaritas.
  2. There are some specials since today is Cinco de Mayo.

Note: In order to convey the different interpretations of the word the example sentences and the caption of the image uses code switching between Spanish and English.

Video

If you would like to see an informational video about what Cinco de Mayo is please refer to the link below which takes you to the History Channel's brief video overview of the historic event.

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo