amigx

Spanish

Noun

amigx gender-neutral (plural amigxs, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas, masculine amigo, masculine plural amigos)

1. gender-neutral neologism for amigo and amiga (“friend”)

   Synonym: amigue

   • 2022, Margarita Penadés, Preguntas y conversaciones filosóficas en el jardín: Comunidades de diálogo en la Educación Inicial, Noveduc, →ISBN, page 167:

     ¿Cómo se dan cuenta si un amigx no está contentx?

     How can you tell if a friend is not happy?

Usage notes

• The letters x or e, or alternatively the symbol @, are occasionally used as gender-neutralizing letters in Spanish. Examples include novix in place of novia and novio, amigue in place of amiga and amigo, and latin@ instead of latina and latino.