corrido
noun
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
corridos
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pluralof corrido.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He’s memorialized in corridos, or Mexican folk ballads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
According to Spotify, corridos accounted for 77% of all música Mexicana streaming in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Is there room in corridos tumbados for a little bit of R&B soul?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
For three years, the música Mexicana band Linea from Stockton has been perfecting its sophomore album, “Todo ø Nada,” a 13-track project that incorporates elements of melodic trap, R&B, blues and corridos tumbados.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Rather, he was something of a poet, an inventor of on-the-spot ballads called corridos, and at one time he had been able to read and write in both English and Spanish.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
