norteña: Meaning and Definition of

nor•te•ña

Pronunciation: (nôr-tān'yu Sp. nôr-te'nyä), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
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