muxe
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of muxe
From Zapotec, from Spanish mujer “woman”
Example Sentences
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“I am a muxe, and we are part of society, part of the broader community.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
A traditional muxe role is to look after aging mothers and fathers as other siblings leave home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
“Here, one feels the liberty to be oneself, to walk in the streets freely. I can cry to the four winds, ‘I am a muxe!’
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
The origins of the term muxe remains somewhat opaque, but it is often thought to be linked to mujer, the Spanish word for “woman.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
“And my brothers and sisters and all my family knew. It’s a collective discovery. It’s natural. Here, someone is born muxe, just like someone else is born a woman or born a man.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
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