amigue

See also: amigué

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

amigue n (plural amigues)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) gender-neutral singular of amigo

Etymology 2

Verb

amigue

1. inflection of amigar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡe/ [aˈmi.ɣ̞e]
• Rhymes: -iɡe
• Syllabification: a‧mi‧gue

Etymology 1

From amigo and amiga by replacing the ending with -e.

Noun

amigue gender-neutral (plural amigues, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas, masculine amigo, masculine plural amigos)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) friend

   Synonym: amigx

   • 2021, Daniel Millán López, Guía autista: Consejos para sobrevivir en el loco mundo de los neurotípicos‎^[1], Lulu, →ISBN, page 187:

     Mientras van caminando, le amigue neurotípique empieza a comentarle algo a su amigue autista.

     As they are walking, the neurotypical friend starts to say something to their autistic friend.

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

amigue

1. inflection of amigar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative