corrido

[ kaw-ree-doh; Spanish kawr-ree-thaw ]

noun,plural cor·ri·dos [kaw-ree-dohz; Spanish kawr-ree-thaws]. /kɔˈri doʊz; Spanish kɔrˈri ðɔs/.
  1. a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.

Origin of corrido

1
<Mexican Spanish, Spanish; see corrida

Words Nearby corrido

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How to use corrido in a sentence

  • Nevertheless I have found no external evidence of a Tagalog corrido treating the story we have printed.

    Filipino Popular Tales | Dean S. Fansler