Tex-Mex

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Tex-Mex

/ˈtɛks.mɛks/

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Blend of Texan + Mexican.

noun

attributive, uncountable A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican foods, associated with spicy chilis.
uncountable An English-influenced dialect of Spanish spoken on both sides of the Mexico-United States border. 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.

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"Tex-Mex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tex-mex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tex-Mex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tex-mex

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"Tex-Mex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tex-mex.

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@misc{tex_mex_2026,
  title = {Tex-Mex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tex-mex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}