Tejano

[ tey-hah-noh, tuh‐ ]

noun

a Texas native or resident of Mexican or Mexican American birth or descent: The author’s newest short stories focus on a network of relationships between Tejanos and Anglos in a fictional Texas town.
(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.

Origin of Tejano

From Spanish (Mexico, Texas): literally, “Texan,” from Tejas Texas + masculine adjective suffix -ano (see -an); def. 1 was first recorded in 1925–30; def. 2 was first recorded in 1975–80

Words Nearby Tejano

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How to use Tejano in a sentence

Her exuberant performance of the iconic Tejano music superstar in the film, which portrayed both Selena’s meteoric rise to fame and her untimely and tragic end, was critically acclaimed and netted Lopez her first Golden Globe nomination.
The 15 Best J. Lo Movies Of All Time | Cady Lang | February 11, 2022 | Time
I put a photo of my grandmother in the kitchen and blasted Tejano music.
The Next Big Cuisine of 2014 Is ... Tex-Mex? | Andrew Romano | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We were drifting slowly forward as in a dream, with faraway Tejano music filling the air.
My Night on the Border | Bryan Curtis | May 25, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Texans are considered as of a different nation, and are distinguished as Tehneko from the Spanish Tejano.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444)) | James Mooney
“Since you had the disposal of the Tejano prisoners, I can understand that,” returned the Dictator, with a significant shrug.
The Free Lances | Mayne Reid

The Tejano, in this case, took the law into his own hands, and severely chastised the jealous pelado.
The War Trail | Mayne Reid
A Tejano, was his reflection—what should he know of the sword?
The Lone Ranche | Captain Mayne Reid

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