muxe

[ moo-shey ]

noun

muxeplural: muxes [moo, -sheys],

1. in southwestern Mexico, a man who lives as a woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muxe¹

From Zapotec, from Spanish mujer “woman”

Example Sentences

The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman.

From Los Angeles Times

The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman.

From Los Angeles Times

The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman.

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The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman.

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She sat patiently as ardent beauticians prepared her for her formal investiture, a highlight of the three-day festival — or vela — that celebrates muxe culture here every November.

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