Source etymology 2
Original entry ↗Forming gender-neutral versions of Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a. · By extension, sometimes used to blend other pairs of words that differ by being spelled with o vs a.
The at-sign (@) resembles both the feminine ending/element a and the masculine o.
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