goʊ noun, plural grin·gos. Usually Disparaging.
(in Latin America or Spain) a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; < Spanish: foreign language, foreigner, especially English-speaking (pejorative); probably alteration of griego Greek. The belief that word is from the song “Green Grow the Lilacs,” popular during U.S.-Mexican War, is without substance
1840–50, Americanism; < Spanish: foreign language, foreigner, especially English-speaking (pejorative); probably alteration of griego Greek. The belief that word is from the song “Green Grow the Lilacs,” popular during U.S.-Mexican War, is without substance
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| —n , pl -gos | |
| a person from an English-speaking country: used as a derogatory term by Latin Americans | |
| [C19: from Spanish: foreigner, probably from griego Greek, hence an alien] | |
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Gringo
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
gringo
1849, from Mex.Sp. gringo, contemptuous word for "foreigner," from Sp. gringo "foreign, unintelligible talk, gibberish," perhaps ult. 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."
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gringo definition
In Latin America, a foreigner, especially a North American or Englishman; usually a term of contempt.
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