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title: Latinx
slug: latinx
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defined: true
reading:
- text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"
href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/
- text: "Latino, Latinx, Latine. The grammatical gender neutral in Spanish"
href: https://medium.com/@puentera/latino -latinx-latine-a3b19e0dbc1c
---
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Latinx arose as a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered [Latino ](#/latino )/Latina in the United States.
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This is a term that is seeing expanded usage and evolution among academic circles. Latinx is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race.
#### Note
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People who self-identify as Latinx may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic ](#/hispanic ), or [Latin American ](/#latino )