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Meaning of Tex-Mex | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈtɛks.mɛks/

Definitions

A type of cuisine, a mix of Texan and Mexican foods, associated with spicy chilis.
attributive, uncountable
An English-influenced dialect of Spanish spoken on both sides of the Mexico-United States border..
uncountable

Examples

“Written first and foremost for the sensibility of the Latina in the US, Cuentos is bilingual and bicultural. Some of the stories appear in Spanish, others in English; most are written in Spanglish and Tex-Mex.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Tex-Mexican Tex. Texaco texacromil Texan Texan English