Texas toothpicks

noun

Slivers of onion and jalapeño, coated in batter and fried.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. cookingSlivers of onion and jalapeño, coated in batter and fried.

    Do you want an appetizer? They have great Texas toothpicks.

    2005, Jane Myers Perrine, The Path to Love, →ISBN, page 179
    2 more examples

    Starters (all $2.95) include fried okra, corn nuggets, and Texas toothpicks (onion and jalapeño straws).

    2011, Sylvie Hogg Murphy, Food Lovers' Guide to® Kansas City, →ISBN

    Serve the chili hot in wide bowls, along with suitable go-withs, including beans, chopped onions, scallions, tomatoes, rice, pasta, Texas toothpicks (slivers of jalapeño peppers), sliced jícama, sour cream, grated cheese, coleslaw, and so on, as discussed in chapter 18.

    2013, A. D. Livingston, Chili: Recipes for a Bodacious Bowl of Red, →ISBN, page 22
  2. pluralplural of Texas toothpick.
Cite this entry
APA

Texas toothpicks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20toothpicks

MLA

“Texas toothpicks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20toothpicks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Texas toothpicks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20toothpicks.

Source: Texas toothpicks on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.