two words with same meaning?

Question

I am very new to the Spanish language. I did not take Spanish at all in school but here's my question: If a gringo is a white person, what is the translation for wedo from Spanish to English?

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Answer 1

Güero is a slang term meaning rubio.

Gringo is a slang term used in Mexico referring to someone from the USA only.There are various versions of the origin, but the most popular is that after the USA invasion of Mexico, at the end of the "Mexican American war" people would say "the green goes" attempting to say it in English. The only problem with this theory is that the US soldiers had blue uniforms - not green.

Hey don't forget about me, Gringo is my nickname. - gringojrf, May 20, 2015

I did think about you - the invasion continues, ha ha! - 005faa61, May 20, 2015

Jajaja. Saludos, Gringojrf! - LuisCache, May 20, 2015

Gracias, Julian. - rac1, May 20, 2015

Answer 2

It isn't so simple as "a gringo is a white person." Someone from Germany might be white, but many Mexicans I know would not call that person a gringo. Gringos are from northern North America.

Güero, on the other hand, likely applies to the fair-haired German.

More to what I'm guessing is the point... of course there can be two words with the same meaning.

I thought a 'Gringo ' was like an outsider who is not accepted because 1 They are from North America or England and 2 They cannot speak the language. - FELIZ77, May 20, 2015

Where I live in Mexico, some people apply "gringo" to estadounidenses only, regardless of whether they speak Spanish. Others include Canadians. Others include some Europeans (never españoles). - jtaniel, May 20, 2015

Answer 3

Welcome to SpanishDict. Please add your language details to your profile and your gender. I think you mean, "güero"

:) - FELIZ77, May 20, 2015