Cinco de Mayo
noun
ˌsiŋ-kō-də-ˈmī-ō 
ˌsēŋ-kō-t͟hā-ˈmä-yō
: a Mexican and Mexican-American celebration held on May 5 in commemoration of the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, fifth of May
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
- alkoxyl
- alkoxylate
- alkoxylation
- alkoxysilane
- alkoxysilanes
- alky
- alkyd
- alkyds
- alkyl
- alkyl aryl sulfonate
- alkyl halide
- alkylamino
- alkylammonium
- alkylammoniums
- alkylate
- alkylated
- alkylates
- alkylating
- alkylating agent
- alkylation
- alkylations
- alkylbenzene
- alkylbenzene sulfonate
- alkylbenzenes
- alkylbenzenesulfonates