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gringo.

a foreigner

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾĩ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈɡɾĩ.ɡu/Portugal
  1. a foreigner

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
    Aquele cara ali é um gringo.
  2. someone of Italian or (more broadly) European descent.

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish gringo.

adj/ˈɡɾĩ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈɡɾĩ.ɡu/Portugal
  1. foreign (from another country, especially from the Global North)

    Brazil · colloquial
    Comprei um telefone gringo.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish gringo.

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