gringo

north american

noun

gringo
(pl gringos)
[ˈgrɪŋgəʊ]
sustantivo
1gringo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (familiar) (Estados Unidos)

gringo [grin-gou]
sustantivo
1Inglés o norteamericano.

gringo [ˈɡrɪŋɡəʊ]
noun
(US) (pejorative) gringoagringa;a gringa (m) (f)

gringo, -a
adjective & masculine or feminine noun
1gringo

gringo [green'-go]
adjective
1Unintelligible, gibberish (idioma).
noun
2Yankee (norteamericano). (Vulgarism) (m)
  • Hablar en gringo -> to speak double Dutch
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gringoa gringa (Latinoamérica)
adjetivo
1 (extranjero) foreign; (norteamericano) Yankee; North American
2 (rubio) blond(e); fair
3 (arcaico) [+idioma] foreign; unintelligible
sustantivo:masculino
femenino
1 (extranjero) foreigner; (norteamericano) Yankee; North American
2 (S. Cone) (italiano) Italian; wop; (vulgar)
3 (rubio) blond(e); fair-haired person
sustantivo:masculino
(arcaico) (lenguaje ininteligible) gibberish
hablar en gringo to talk double Dutch; (familiar)
The word gringo is a derogatory term used in Latin America to refer to white English-speakers, usually Americans, especially in the context of alleged economic, cultural and political interference in Latin America. One rather fanciful theory traces its origin to the Mexican-American War of 1846-48 and the song "Green Grow the Rushes-oh", supposedly sung by the American troops. According to another theory it is a corruption of griego or "Greek", in the sense of anything foreign and unintelligible, as in the English expression "it's all Greek to me".
gringogriego

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