English Explanatory Dictionary

Tejano

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas.
  2. A Texan (especially male) of Mexican descent.
  3. Various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas.

Word forms

Tejano Tejanos

Etymology

From Spanish tejano, originally a translation of Texan from English.

Synonyms

Texican Tex-Mexican Tex-Mex music Tejano music
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