Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

texan

/ˈtɛksən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: tex-an
IPA: /ˈtɛksən/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

adj

Of or pertaining to the U.S. state of Texas in general.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.

Example Sentences

"Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter."
"In 2012, over three million Texans voted Democrat."
"Even though the mandatory inspections have been eliminated, Texans with vehicles registered in emissions counties are required to have emissions tests."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Texas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Texan From Texas + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Texan (comparative) most Texan (superlative) Texans (plural)

Derived Forms

Texanize Texanness Texican

Phrases

Texan English Texan tuxedo Tex-Mex

Frequently Paired Words

Texian

Rhymes With

sexson

Questions

How do you pronounce texan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛksən/.
What does texan mean?: Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.
Where does texan come from?: Etymology tree English Texas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Texan From Texas + -an.

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