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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