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gringo.

an American (anyone from the United States, sometimes including Puerto Ricans)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾinɡo/[ˈɡɾĩŋ.ɡo]

  1. an American (anyone from the United States, sometimes including Puerto Ricans)

    derogatory · masculine · sometimes

  2. a light-skinned foreigner

    Peru · derogatory · masculine · sometimes

  3. someone from the Anglosphere

    broadly · derogatory · masculine · regional · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Possibly from griego (“Greek”), particularly from the phrase hablar en griego (“to speak Greek”), with a similar connotation to the English phrase it's all Greek to me. Possibly influenced by peregrino (“pilgrim”).

adj/ˈɡɾinɡo/[ˈɡɾĩŋ.ɡo]

  1. American

    derogatory · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Possibly from griego (“Greek”), particularly from the phrase hablar en griego (“to speak Greek”), with a similar connotation to the English phrase it's all Greek to me. Possibly influenced by peregrino (“pilgrim”).

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