Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tejano

/teɪjˈɑnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: te-jano
IPA: /teɪjˈɑnoʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Texan (especially male) of Mexican descent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But when Santa Anna’s forces invaded the renegade province, Seguín and other Tejano leaders joined the secessionists in proclaiming an independent Republic of Texas"
"Calderon points out as evidence an increase in Tejano record sales worldwide, and the meteoric rise of the young late Tejano recording artist, Selena Quintanilla-Perez."

Etymology

From Spanish tejano, originally a translation of Texan from English.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tejano

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tejanos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Tejana norteño

Synonyms

Texican Tex-Mexican Tex-Mex music Tejano music

Rhymes With

nano soprano milano kano luciano mano chicano delano serrano solano americano napolitano

Questions

How do you pronounce tejano?: The recorded pronunciation is /teɪjˈɑnoʊ/.
What does tejano mean?: A Spanish colonial settler of the region that later became Texas.
Where does tejano come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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