Tex-Mex

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English

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Etymology

Blend of Texan +‎ Mexican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛks.mɛks/
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Noun

Tex-Mex (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly attributive) A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican foods, associated with spicy chilis.
  2. An English-influenced dialect of Spanish spoken on both sides of the Mexico-United States border..
    • 1984 April 14, Stephanie Poggi, “Mujeres en Lucha”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
      Written first and foremost for the sensibility of the Latina in the US, Cuentos is bilingual and bicultural. Some of the stories appear in Spanish, others in English; most are written in Spanglish and Tex-Mex.

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