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muxe

muxe noun: in Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca, a male-assigned person who dresses and acts in a feminine manner, and may be regarded as a third gender.

Noun

muxe (plural muxes)

  1. In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca, a male-assigned person who dresses and acts in a feminine manner, and may be regarded as a third gender.
    • At the back of the file, walking proudly, wearing a new pantsuit and a fresh in his hair, was a mushe. Though I was surprised to see him, no one else batted an eye. He was clearly just another part of the women's procession.1985 August 10, Kate Raisz, “The Gay Mushes”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 5, page 10

Forms of muxe

pluralmuxes
alternative formmuxhe

Questions about muxe

What does muxe mean?
Muxe means in Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca, a male-assigned person who dresses and acts in a feminine manner, and may be regarded as a third gender.
What part of speech is muxe?
Muxe is a noun.
What is the plural of muxe?
The plural of muxe is muxes.

Words near muxe in the dictionary

  1. Muwaḥḥids
  2. Muwekma
  3. MUWFC
  4. mux
  5. Muxadabad
  6. muxe
  7. muxed
  8. muxer
  9. muxers
  10. muxes
  11. muxhe

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