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‖ Tejano|təˈhɑːnəʊ|
[Amer. Sp., formerly written Texano, f. Texas Texas.]
A native or inhabitant of Texas, esp. one of Mexican stock; a Texan.
1925O. P. White Them was Days 75 The fear of God, as represented by the wrath of the Tejanos (Texans). 1933H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. ix. lxiv. 1175 The convoy, when it did start, consisted of about sixty unfortunate mestizos and Indians bound for the mines at Chihuahua as well as the captured Americans, or ‘Tejanos’, whose cases were to be disposed of by the Viceroy Calleja at Mexico. 1976Monitor (McAllen, Texas) 26 Sept. 7e/2 Tejanos more than any other ethnic group in Texas have provided a bridge to Texas' past.
▸ B adj. Also tejano, tejanos. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mexican-American inhabitants of Texas; spec. designating or relating to tejano (see sense Additions). Cf. norteño adj.
1978D. W. Dickey Kennedy Corridos iv. 19 This four-piece ensemble of the accordion, bajo sexto, bass and drums, the conjunto norteño, playing mainly polkas with vocals became in the early 1950s and remains today the mainstay of the Tejano recording industry. 1988P. Manuel Pop. Musics Non-Western World ii. 57 Norteño (northern Mexican) and Tex-Mex or Tejano musics—although similar enough to be regarded by many as identical—developed along paths which are best seen as closely parallel rather than fused. 1991Texas Monthly Nov. 26 (caption) Carmen Lomas Garza draws on childhood memories to produce her vivid paintings of tejano life. 1995Hispanic Mar. 82/3 Bringing up the rear is another jewel..a Cajun-flavored, funky, rock, Tejano tune that makes you want to put the top down, jump in your car and cruise the interstate. 2001U.S. News & World Rep. 19 Mar. 20/3 Tejano music is dynamite in Texas but not in California.
▸ A. n. Any of various styles or genres of music associated with the Mexican-American inhabitants of southern Texas (see sense Additions. and Tex-Mex adj. and n. Additions), esp. a traditional form of this music, played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar and deriving elements from Mexican-Spanish vocal traditions and from Czech and German dance tunes, or a popular modern form of this music, influenced by pop, jazz, country, and contemporary rock, and often characterized by the use of synthesizers and orchestration. Cf. norteño n. 2.
1989Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 4 Aug. i. 1/1 In Texas, with its large Mexican-immigrant population, the preferred sound is called Tejano, or Tex-Mex, a bouncy blend of traditional Mexican and American country and Western music. 1994Hispanic Dec. 38/1 From the pop-influenced dance-club mixes of Selena, to the country-ish polka flavors of Emilio Navaira, as long as the singer is from Texas, and the music contains a hint of conjunto influence, the music can be labeled tejano. 1995Independent 25 Apr. 12/2 By the time Selena was born, in 1971, a surge of popularity in Tejano was under way. 2001Yahoo! Internet Life Dec. 126/1, I dug up American Roots Music, whose author traveled cross-country exploring the origins of zydeco, blues, Tejano, and other indigenous music. |