corrido
corrido — noun
1. A type of traditional Mexican song that tells a story, often about recent events
A type of traditional Mexican song that tells a story, often about recent events, famous people, or social issues.
Dario listened to a corrido about the Mexican Revolution on his way to school.
The band played a famous corrido that tells the story of a brave farmer.
relative clause: a corrido that tells the story of…
Tamar learned the lyrics of a corrido about immigration from her grandfather.
My music teacher explained how a corrido differs from a regular folk song.
At the festival in Mexico City, Ignacio heard a corrido about the 1910 uprising.
- ballad
a general term for any narrative song; corrido is a specific Mexican subtype
- folk song
broader category of traditional community songs; a corrido is usually a topical narrative folk song
- narrative poem
a poem that tells a story, but not necessarily sung; a corrido is always sung to music
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Corrido is a loanword from Spanish; its plural is corridos.