Tex-Mex

/ˈtɛks.mɛks/

noun

A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican foods, associated with spicy chilis.

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Meanings

nounTex-Mex (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableA type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican foods, associated with spicy chilis.
  2. uncountableAn 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.

    1984 April 14, Stephanie Poggi, “Mujeres en Lucha”, in Gay Community News, page 10

Origin

Blend of Texan + Mexican.

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APA

Tex-Mex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tex-Mex

MLA

“Tex-Mex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tex-Mex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tex-Mex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tex-Mex.

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