Latinx

American  

[luh-tee-neks, la‐, lat-n-eks] / ləˈti nɛks, læ‐, ˈlæt nˌɛks /

Or latinx

adjective

1. of or relating to people of Latin American origin or descent, especially those living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino, the feminine form Latina, or the gender-binary formLatin@ ).

   Community members celebrated at the Latinx Pride Parade.

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noun

• Latinxs,
  plural
• Latinx
  plural

1. a person of Latin American origin or descent, especially one living in the United States (used in place of the masculine form Latino , the feminine form Latina , or the gender-binary formLatin@ ).

   As a first-generation Latinx, I struggled to reconcile my cultural and gender identities.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Latinx
  plural
• Latinxs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Latinx

First recorded in 2000–05; Latin(a) ( def. ) or Latin(o) ( def. ) + x ³ ( def. ) in the sense “unknown quantity or variable”; see Latin@ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Latinx Latinxs

Preservation advocates have identified it as a culturally significant site, and in 2025 it was named one of the nation’s Endangered Latinx Landmarks, according to the Latinos in Heritage Conservation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Chavez was one of the most revered figures in the Latinx civil rights movement.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

But their work has often been made invisible, sometimes by the very men who stood beside them in building worker power for Latinx people in the United States.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

The 68th Grammy Awards nominations were released Friday morning, with many prominent Latinx artists represented throughout the many categories, including Bad Bunny, Karol G, the Marías and Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

If there are newcomers here, they’re black or Latinx like our family.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Last year, Latinxs embraced diverse content in the family, animated, horror and fantasy genres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

She co-leads the Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action in Society, or PLUMAs, which has been vocal about the campus’s safety protocols.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2022

It earned $53.5 million domestically, and Latinxs made up 36% of its audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021

If movie theaters are to bounce back after the pandemic, Hollywood will have to rely on a loyal audience it has long neglected: Latinxs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021

Most of the area’s 114,000 Latinxs reside in the suburban areas of Jefferson Parish, outside New Orleans, and Hondurans represent about a third of the Latinx population in the area.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2019