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gringo

noun grin·go \ ˈgriŋ-(ˌ)gō \

Definition of gringo

plural gringos
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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Origin and Etymology of gringo

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

First Known Use: 1849

in the meaning defined above

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