"Tejanx" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tejanxs [plural]
Etymology: The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered Spanish suffixes -a and -o. Etymology templates: {{glossary|gender-neutral|gender-neutral}} gender-neutral, {{l|en|-x|id=gender-neutral}} -x, {{m|es|-a}} -a, {{m|es|-o}} -o, {{-a-o-x|en|en}} The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered Spanish suffixes -a and -o. Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} Tejanx (plural Tejanxs)
  1. A Texan of Mexican descent (of any gender); a Tejano or Tejana. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Non-binary

Inflected forms

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