gringo
pronunciation
How to pronounce gringo in British English:
UK [ˈgrɪŋgəʊ]
How to pronounce gringo in American English:
US [ˈgrɪŋgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
Word Origin
- gringo (n.)
- term for a European or Anglo-American, 1847, from American Spanish gringo "foreigner," from Spanish gringo "foreign speech, unintelligible talk, gibberish," perhaps ultimately from griego "Greek." The "Diccionario Castellano" (1787) says gringo was used in Malaga for "anyone who spoke Spanish badly," and in Madrid for "the Irish." Hence the American Spanish verb engringarse "to act like a foreigner."
Example
- 1. Like a gringo coming to this bar asking questions .
- 2. Guess I never actually killed a gringo !
- 3. Easy gringo , I know what I 'm doing .
- 4. What about the gringo ?
- 5. Did the gringo help ?