amigx

Spanish

Noun

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

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.

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