Latinx
adjective
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Usage of Latine and Latinx
Latine and Latinx are both used as gender-neutral alternatives to feminine Latina and masculine Latino. Each is formed by replacing the grammatically gendered -a and -o Spanish endings with a gender-neutral ending. Latinx, which was coined first, uses the English x (as in the gender-neutral courtesy title Mx.) to denote an unspecified or variable gender. Latine applies the Spanish -e, denoting an unspecified gender, as in estudiante ("student") and prudente ("sensible"). Objections to Latinx are common among people of Latin American heritage and most frequently relate to the fact that the term does not follow regular Spanish word formation and is therefore not easily adopted by many of the people it describes.
Examples of Latinx in a Sentence
Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 June 2025
Puerto Rican opera soprano Larisa Martínez sang, Cuban-American Richard Blanco, the fifth inaugural poet of the United States, shared a poem, and Sotheby’s led an auction of more than 25 artworks from preeminent Latin American and Latinx artists and world-leading galleries.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
These gains reflect a broader transformation: AAPI, Black and Latinx entrepreneurs are also increasing their footprint, with startup rates up 17%, 67% and 25%, respectively, since 2019.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
One last point: Research suggests that in addition to health care disparities, genetic components, and environmental impacts, socioeconomic factors may also contribute to the severity of eczema among Black and Latinx women.
—Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025
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“Latinx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latinx. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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