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norteña
[
nawr-
teyn
-y
uh
;
Sp.
naw
r
-
te
-nyah
]
nor·te·ña
/
nɔrˈteɪn
yə
;
Sp.
nɔrˈtɛ
nyɑ
/
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[
nawr-
teyn
-y
uh
;
Sp.
naw
r
-
te
-nyah
]
Show IPA
noun
a lively, polkalike folk music chiefly of southern Texas and northern Mexico, usually with Spanish lyrics and played on accordion and 12-string guitar, sometimes with fiddle and saxophone.
Also,
nor·te·no
/
nɔrˈteɪn
yoʊ
/
Show Spelled
[
nawr-
teyn
-yoh
]
Show IPA
.
Also called
Tex-Mex.
Origin:
<
American Spanish;
Spanish:
feminine of
norteño
northern(er), equivalent to
nort
(
e
)
north
+
-eño
adj. suffix (
see
Madrileño
)
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