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What (who) is gringo - definition

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TERM FOR FOREIGNER
Gringa; Gringos
  • A woman reading the English-language ''[[Gringo Gazette]]'' in [[Baja California Sur]], Mexico

gringo         
['gr??g??]
¦ noun (plural gringos) informal, derogatory (in Latin America) a white English-speaking person.
Origin
Sp., lit. 'foreign, foreigner, or gibberish'.
gringo         
Commonly used by Mexicans refering to Americans.
That gringo is crossing the border into Mexico.
Gringo         
·add. ·noun Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, ·esp. an Englishman or American;
- often used as a term of reproach.

Wikipedia

Gringo

Gringo (, Spanish: [ˈɡɾiŋɡo], Portuguese: [ˈɡɾĩɡu]) (masculine) (or gringa (feminine)) is a term in Spanish and Portuguese for a foreigner, usually an English-speaking Anglo-American. There are differences in meaning depending on region and country. In Latin America, it is generally used to refer to non-Latin Americans. The term is often considered a pejorative in English, and in the United States its usage and offensiveness is disputed.

The word derives from the term used by the Spanish for a Greek person: griego. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use in English comes from John Woodhouse Audubon's Western Journal of 1849–1850, in which Audubon reports that his party was hooted and shouted at and called "Gringoes" while passing through the town of Cerro Gordo, Veracruz.

Examples of use of gringo
1. Gringo is a derogatory term for English–speakers.
2. Gringo Honasan, the pride of Bicol region, arrived here yesterday for a two–day personal visit.
3. "Later we will sell these to these same gringo" tourists, she said.
4. Many protesters said they would take part in a boycott of all things "gringo" next week.
5. "Kill that gringo," one reader wrote in a posting on the paper‘s Web site.