tejano

Te·ja·no

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tey-hah-noh, tuh‐]
- /teɪˈhɑ noʊ, tə‐/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tey-hah-noh, tuh‐]
- /teɪˈhɑ noʊ, tə‐/

Definitions of tejano word

noun tejano (often lowercase) a style of Mexican-American popular music that features the accordion and blends the polka with various forms of traditional Mexican music, now often including synthesizers and rock music. 1
countable noun tejano A Tejano is a person from Mexico, or a person whose family is from Mexico, who lives in Texas. 0
noun tejano a Texan of Mexican descent 0
noun tejano a style of dance music combining elements of Mexican folk music, German polka music featuring the accordion, and variously country music, jazz, rock, etc. 0

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Origin of tejano

First appearance:

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

1990-95; < American Spanish: literally, Texan

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Parts of speech for Tejano

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tejano popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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