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Latinx
Latinx
- adjective La·tinx | (pronounced “/lə-ˈtē-ˌneks\” : of, relating to, or marked by Latin American heritage —used as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino or Latina
- adjective La·tinx | (pronounced “/lə-ˈtē-ˌneks\” : of, relating to, or marked by Latin American heritage —used as a gender-neutral alternative to Latino or Latina
- First known use of Latinx? 2007
- First known use of Latinx? 2007
- Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018
- Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018
- Why? Spanish is a gendered language with all nouns having a gender (nouns that end in “o” tend to be masculine while those that end in “a” tend to be feminine), English is not. Thus, the Spanish language reinforces “patriarchal and heterosexist norms”.
- Why? Spanish is a gendered language with all nouns having a gender (nouns that end in “o” tend to be masculine while those that end in “a” tend to be feminine), English is not. Thus, the Spanish language reinforces “patriarchal and heterosexist norms”.
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