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Meaning of Tex-Mex | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɛks.mɛks

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi texmexruoka
Italiano Tex-Mex

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.
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See also

Tex-Mexican Tex. Texaco texacromil Texan Texan English

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