Coachella
Americannoun
-
a city in southern California, 28 miles east of Palm Springs.
-
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. annual festival held in the town of Ionio in southern California.
Etymology
Origin of Coachella
Corruption of Spanish conchilla “little shell,” from conch(a) “shell, seashell” ( cf. conch ( def. )) + -illa, diminuitive suffix, after the presence of shell fossils in the region
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Weekend 2 of Coachella 2026 with headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G is in the books.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
And while BeachLife may not bring in the massive numbers of Coachella, its economic and cultural impact on the South Bay community is significant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
And what about her now-viral moment with Justin Bieber at Coachella earlier this month?
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Recently she donned a unicorn horn alongside baristas making Unicorn Frappuccinos at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, where the chain was a first-time sponsor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
From this altitude it appears the way Coachella or any major festival would look—which is disturbing to her, because entertainment is the last thing these people want right now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
