Meaning of grito | Babel Free

Definitions

A Mexican outcry characterized by ululation, used as an expression before a battle cry or ranchera.

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Examples

“During the post-election turmoil, an estimated fifteen thousand people gathered at the Angel of Independence on Independence Day 1988 for a grito organized by the PAN that the party described as an event “that signifies the authentic freedom of Mexico” and that focused on repudiating electoral fraud.”

“The night doesn’t begin to end until someone starts pouring tequila, plays this song [“Por Tu Maldito Amor”], and belts out a grito in their best Chente voice — operatic and soaring with a tinge of melancholy.”

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