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narcocorrido

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narcocorrido /ˌnärkōkôˈrēdō, ˌnɑrkoʊkɔˈridoʊ /
noun
(plural narcocorridos)
a ballad in a traditional Mexican musical style whose lyrics recount the exploits of drug traffickers:
even the harshest narcocorridos are merely sweet-sounding polkas if you don't know the words.
– ORIGIN 1990s : Spanish, from narco- + corrido.