Cinco de Mayo

[ Spanish seeng-kawthe mah-yaw ]

noun

a Mexican holiday marking the victory of Mexican troops over French forces in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.

Origin of Cinco de Mayo

<Spanish: May 5

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And yet Cinco de Mayo can veer so, so quickly into Cinco de Weirdly Racist Douchebaggery.
How Not to Be Awful This Cinco de Mayo | Kelly Williams Brown | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo is all about tequila, friends and, of course, food.
Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Tacos for One and All | | May 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Like Cinco de Mayo, cemitas, (sandwiches), hail from the city of Puebla and are especiales at Café Ollin.
Best Mexican Food in New York City: The Daily Beast Takes a Tour | Michelle Gross | May 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And there is no better excuse to drink tequila (worm and all) and don a sombrero than Cinco de Mayo.
Best Mexican Food in New York City: The Daily Beast Takes a Tour | Michelle Gross | May 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Cinco de Mayo is actually a much more random and bittersweet blip on the radar of Mexican history.
Cinco de Mayo Tequila Cocktail Recipes | Brody Brown | May 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

On this main, in Calle de Cinco de Mayo, at a distance of 320 m. from the reservoir, has been placed a 76-cm.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico | George Robert Graham Conway
Along Calle de Cinco de Mayo, where the division between the two services takes place, two lines are laid, a 30-cm.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico | George Robert Graham Conway
The picture is entitled "Cinco de Mayo," the date of the conflict.
Aztec Land | Maturin M. Ballou

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