Tex-Mex
adjective /ˌteks ˈmeks/
/ˌteks ˈmeks/
[only before noun]- connected with the variety of Mexican cooking, music, etc. that is found in Texas and the south-west part of the US
- a Tex-Mex restaurant
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTex-Mex is used with these nouns:- cooking
Word Origin1940s: blend of Texan and Mexican.