Tex-Mex

 
Pronunciation: /tɛksˈmɛks/

adjective

  • (especially of cooking and music) having a blend of Mexican and southern American features originally characteristic of the border regions of Texas and Mexico: Tex-Mex ingredients Tex-Mex dance music

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1Tex-Mex music or cookery: it serves very decent Tex-Mex
  • 2a variety of Mexican Spanish spoken in Texas.

Origin:

1940s: blend of Texan and Mexican