Texas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Texas in British English:
UK ['tɛksəs]
How to pronounce Texas in American English:
US [ˈtɛksəs]
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- Noun:
- the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
Word Origin
- Texas
- Mexican province, briefly an independent nation and now a U.S. state, from Spanish Texas, Tejas, earlier pronounced "ta-shas," originally an ethnic name, from Caddo (eastern Texas Indian tribe) taysha "friends, allies," written by the Spanish as a plural. Related: Texan. Baseball Texas-leaguer "ball popped up just over the head of the infielders and falling too close for outfielders to catch" is recorded from 1905, named for the minor league that operated in Texas from 1902 (one theory is that outfielders played unusually deep in Texas because hit balls bounced hard off the hard, sun-baked ground).