gringo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.

/ˈɡɹɪŋɡəʊ/ /ˈɡɹɪŋɡoʊ/ En-au-gringo.ogg

gringo gringos gringoes

Borrowed from Spanish gringo, from griego (“Greek”), used for anyone who spoke an unintelligible language. Doublet of Greek.

white person

gringa gringophobia

Gringoland Gringolandia Gringostan

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