Tex-Mex

English

Etymology

Blend of Texan +‎ Mexican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛks.mɛks/

• Audio (US):

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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.

Related terms

• interior Mexican
• Tex-Mexican

See also

• Cal-Mex
• chile relleno
• chili con carne
• chili con queso
• enchilada
• fajita
• taco