What does “Pase usted “güerito”, ¿de qué le damos?” mean?

Question

I was reading an article about tacos (yum!) and I came across this: “Pase usted “güerito”, ¿de qué le damos?” What does it mean in this context?

Answer 1

Güerito and güerita are the diminutive form of "güero" and "güera," which refer to light skinned, usually blonde people (but not always blonde). In many cases they also have blue, green, etc. colored eyes. By using "ito" the user shows some type of affection. Güero and güera also tend to be used as nicknames. In other cases the terms may refer specifically to anglos/gringos/as and/or gabachos/as.

So your phrase is something like,

Come on in. What can we get you?

Come on in, "blondie" - what can we get you? - Gekkosan, Jan 23, 2012

Thanks Gekko. - Eddy, Jan 23, 2012

It seems here it is usually used referring to hair color. I have only been called "güera" when I had my hair blonde. :D - NikkiLR, Jan 23, 2012

Answer 2

I agree with everything, except the last part.

¿Dé que le damos? = What kind can we get you/What kind are you gonna get?

I missed the " de qué", you're right, although I think it is a subtle difference. - Gekkosan, Jan 23, 2012