Tejano

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Tejano

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

noun Tejanos

countable, historical, uncountable A Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas. But when Santa Anna’s forces invaded the renegade province, Seguín and other Tejano leaders joined the secessionists in proclaiming an independent Republic of Texas
countable, uncountable A Texan (especially male) of Mexican descent.
Similar: Texican, Tex-Mexican
uncountable Various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas. Calderon points out as evidence an increase in Tejano record sales worldwide, and the meteoric rise of the young late Tejano recording artist, Selena Quintanilla-Perez.
Similar: Tex-Mex music, Tejano music

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"Tejano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tejano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tejano_2026,
  title = {Tejano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tejano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}