I. ˈteksə̇s, esp by Texans -ə̇z adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Texas, state in the southwestern U.S., from American Spanish, a confederation of Indians allied against the Apache, from Caddo techas allies
: of or from the state of Texas
a Texas ranch
: of the kind or style prevalent in Texas : texan
II. noun
( plural texas or texases )
Etymology: American Spanish, a confederation of Indians, probably Hasinai
1. usually capitalized : hasinai
2.
[from Texas state; from the practice on Mississippi steamboats of naming the cabins after the states, the officers' cabins being the largest]
: a structure on the awning deck of a steamer containing the officers' cabins and having the pilothouse in front or on top