Cinco de Mayo

Definitions of Cinco de Mayo
  1. noun
    the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
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    a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
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