muxe
[ moo-shey ]
/ ˈmu ʃeɪ /
noun, plural mu·xes [moo-sheys], /ˈmu ʃeɪs/, mu·xe.
in SW Mexico, a man who lives as a woman.
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Origin of muxe
<Zapotec <Spanish mujer ‘woman’
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