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tejano

Texan

noun teh-HAH-noh Rare

Also means

jeans

Usage Note

Tejano has two common meanings: a person from Texas (un tejano = a Texan), and — especially in the plural tejanos — denim jeans. The denim sense is widespread in Spain but less used in Latin America, where jeans or vaqueros are preferred. The word also names a hybrid Mexican-American musical style, música tejana.

Examples

"Compré unos tejanos en el mercado."

Natural Translation

I bought a pair of jeans at the market.

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