Mayate. Colloquial from Mexico. Mayate is used to refer to a gay man. Nothing to do with black people or slaves. Check definition in spanish Mayate: Hombre homosexual. Synonyms for mayate are joto, puto, maricon, volteado, invertido,marica.
by atruemexican May 13, 2010
According to the Real Academia Española, mayate is derogatory word for gay man, in México, while no reference to it as a derogatory word for a person of African descent is mentioned.
by House79 October 17, 2005
In Mexico, a mayate is a bisexual man who won't ever accept he likes men, he will proudly life a heterosexual life but in secret meet gay men for casual sex. It is not offensive but mostly funny. It has absolutely nothing to do with race or skin color.
- Who's that guy? (in Spanish, of course)
- Alicia's boyfriend. They say he's mayate (he sleeps with guys in secret).
- Alicia's boyfriend. They say he's mayate (he sleeps with guys in secret).
by rubensoon August 28, 2020
by Wiris February 12, 2017