gringo

A derogatory word for an American in the Spanish Language.
Look at that white guy watching nascar. What a gringo!
by Amanda SB May 07, 2008
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I can say that "gringo" is used to call every foreigner person, here in Brazil.
And, doesn't matter if the person is black or white, the language and not even the country that this person came from.
* Look at that gringo! It's hilarious the way he try to sspeak portuguese.
(Olhe aquele gringo! É hilário a forma que ele tenta falar português)

* The gringo that i met yesterday is overwhelmed by the pretties views of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.
(O gringo que eu conheci ontem está impressionado com as lindas paisagens do Rio de Janeiro e Espírito Santo)
by gigi February 21, 2005
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The word "gringo" may have come from the Mexicans hearing the Anglo invaders into Texas singing "Green Grow the Rushes, Oh" around their campfires ad nauseum. Whether the word is derogatory or not seems to depend on how close you are to or how far north you are of the Mexican-American border. "Gringo" is not as neutral in El Paso, Tijuana or East L.A. as it is further south of the border.
by Skeptical Bright March 17, 2012
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wat latinos call white ppls.
hola, gringo!! or adios gringo

or ese pendejo es un gringo
by dumbassgirl July 10, 2006
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what a waitess at a small, family owned, Mexican restaurant called me to the Spanish speaking regulers after being asked to turn the jukebox down.
That gringo just asked me to turn the music down.
by junction September 23, 2005
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Actually,the word come from a popular song that the American soldiers sang during the Mexican-American War. The songs title was, "Green Grows the Liliacs". To older Mexicans, and Mexican-Americans the word IS intended as an insult.

Today, it is a word overused and has lost its original meaning.
The Mexican heard "green goes the lilacs" and the word gringo came into being.
by Jesus Torres November 27, 2006
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The word "gringo" (feminine "gringa") can take on many definitions. Some include:

1. A Spanish word for a white person of non-mixed European heritage. Not to be confused with "gachupin", a word for people with Spanish or Portuguese heritage. Can be used both as a term of endearment or a pejorative.

2. A term Latinos use to describe or nickname a friend with noticable European characteristics, such as fair skin/hair or green/blue eyes, or one that is actually white.

3. "Gringa" can mean a Mexican taco made with spicy pork and a flour tortilla (which is white), served with a variety of salsa.

4. In many parts Latin america, it can mean a person specifically from the U.S.A. or Northern America.

5. Adjective used to describe something that is European.

6. A former member of reggaeton group Baby Rasta y Gringo, now known as a solo artist.

7. A Spanish techno artist.

8. Can also simply mean a "foreigner".
Positive: In Salvadoran rap group Pescozada's release of Dialectos nativos, rapper Joaquin Santos was referred to as a "gringo", even though he was present and actually collaborating with the group.

Negative: "Get away from me, gringo!"

"Don't trust those gringos."

Food: Which restaurant has the best gringa?

Adjective: I'm a little alien to your gringo ways. Could you please explain them a little more?
by Gringostyle January 06, 2007
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