Latinx is a gender-neutral noun or adjective to refer to a person from, or whose ancestors were from, a Spanish-speaking l和 or culture or from Latin America. Latinx is considered more gender inclusive 和 embraces those who do not wish to use the gendered 拉丁美洲人 or 拉丁.
Merriam-Webster added the term, which originated in the early 2000s, to its dictionary in 2018.
The two most common terms to describe this community are 拉丁美洲/拉丁 和 拉美裔; they are often used interchangeably. According to an August article from the Pew 研究 Center, the U.S. government began using the term 拉美裔 在20世纪70年代，虽然 拉丁美洲人 became popular in the 1990s.