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Afro-Latinx

American  

[af-roh-luh-tee-neks, la-, lat-n-eks] / ˈæf roʊ ləˈti nɛks, læ-, ˈlæt nˌɛks /

adjective

1. of or relating to Black Latinx with African ancestry (used in place of the masculine form Afro-Latino or the feminine formAfro-Latina ): Afro-Latinx identity.

   Afro-Latinx poets;

   Afro-Latinx identity.

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noun

• Afro-Latinxs,
  plural
• Afro-Latinx
  plural

1. a Black Latinx with African ancestry (used in place of the masculine form Afro-Latino or the feminine formAfro-Latina ).

   Afro-Latinx have diverse ancestry and dialects.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Afro-Latinx
  plural
• Afro-Latinxs
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Afro-Latinx

First recorded in 2010–15; Afro- ( def. ) + Latinx ( def. )

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Afro-Latinx

That program, intended to encourage “visual artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent,” has supported such prominent figures as Kehinde Wiley and David Hammons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

“I don’t want to do science without having the chance to talk about it to people who look like me,” says Esquivel, who identifies as an Afro-Latinx lesbian.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 2, 2021

In an interview last week with the Root, video producer Felice Léon, a Black woman of Cuban descent and a New York City native, probed Chu about the lack of Afro-Latinx representation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2021

On Thursday, the historian and professor at George Washington University revealed in a Medium post that she had been spending years masquerading as an Afro-Latinx woman.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2020

My next show I’m developing is called “Brujas” and it’s all Afro-Latinx leads.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2019

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