novix

Spanish

Noun

novix gender-neutral (plural novixs, feminine novia, feminine plural novias, masculine novio, masculine plural novios)

1. gender-neutral neologism for novio and novia (“romantic partner”)

Usage notes

• The letters x or e, or alternatively the symbol @, are occasionally used as gender-neutralizing letters in Spanish. Examples include novix in place of novia and novio, amigue in place of amiga and amigo, and latin@ instead of latina and latino.