Tex-Mex

[teks-meks]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to aspects of culture that combine Mexican and Texan or southwestern U.S. features, especially aspects of culture developed in southern Texas based on or influenced by Mexican elements.
Tex-Mex cooking; Tex-Mex music.

noun

a form of Mexican Spanish having elements of English and spoken near the border of Texas and Mexico, especially Mexican Spanish as spoken in Texas.
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Tex-Mex

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adjective

of, relating to, or denoting the Texan version of something Mexican, such as music, food, or language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tex-Mex¹

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; by shortening

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Example Sentences

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But like his ’70s-era peer Freddy Fender, who incorporated Tejano sounds into his music, Rodriguez deftly wove mariachi and Tex-Mex elements into his arrangements and would sometimes sing in Spanish, including a famous audition for Mercury, where he sang a verse of Don Gibson’s “I Can’t Stop Loving You” in Spanish.

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Selena was a mosaic of the Tex-Mex identity.

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One in Austin, TX called Bacalar, a Yucatan-inspired restaurant and Ometeo, an upscale Tex-Mex Restaurant in the greater DC-DMV area.

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Queso fundido is a popular appetizer at many Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in the United States.

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A few blocks away is Border Burrito, whose awning advertises “California Style Mexican Food” when the menu is more Tex-Mex — fajitas, nachos and something called Chicken Arizona.

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