Tejano Definition

tā-hänō, tĕ-
tejanos
noun

A Texan of Mexican descent.

Wiktionary
A style of dance music combining elements of Mexican folk music, German polka music featuring the accordion, and variously country music, jazz, rock, etc.
Webster's New World
A resident of Texas who is of Hispanic ancestry.
American Heritage

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

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Other Word Forms of Tejano

Noun

Singular:
Tejano
Plural:
tejanos

Origin of Tejano

  • Spanish, originally a translation of Texan from English.

    From Wiktionary

  • American Spanish Texan from Tejas Texas

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tejano Sentence Examples

  • By 1987, Selena was a bona fide star in Latin music circles, especially Tejano music.

  • Her first release through Capital, Ven Conmigo, became the first female Tejano album to achieve gold status.

  • That year, she won Best Female Vocalist at the Tejano Music Awards - a prize she would win over and over again for the next seven years.

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Words Starting With

TTETEJ

Words Ending With

ONOANO

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Tejano

Words Starting With T and Ending With O

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