Afro-Latinx

[ af-roh-luh-tee-neks, la‐, lat-n--eks ]

adjective

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

   Afro-Latinx poets;

   Afro-Latinx identity.

noun

, plural Af·ro-La·ti·nxs [af, -roh-l, uh, -, tee, -nek-siz, la‐, ‐-, lat, -n--ek‐], (especially collectively) Af·ro-La·ti·nx.

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

   Afro-Latinx have diverse ancestry and dialects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Afro-Latinx¹

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