Definition of gringo
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
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