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Tex-Mex

Syllabification: (Tex-Mex)
Pronunciation: /ˈteks ˈmeks/

Definition of Tex-Mex

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.

noun

  • 1Tex-Mex music or cooking.
  • 2a variety of Mexican Spanish spoken in Texas.

Origin:

1940s: blend of Texan and Mexican

Tex-Mex in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Tex-Mex in the British & World English dictionary