GRINGO


Meaning of GRINGO in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' gri ŋ -( ˌ )g ō

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural gringos

Etymology: Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus Greek

Date: 1849

often disparaging : a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin broadly : a non-Hispanic person

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