"gringo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪŋɡəʊ/ Audio: En-au-gringo.ogg Forms: gringos [plural], gringoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish gringo, from griego (“Greek”), used for anyone who spoke an unintelligible language. Doublet of Greek. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|gringo}} Spanish gringo, {{doublet|en|Greek}} Doublet of Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gringoes}} gringo (plural gringos or gringoes)
  1. (slang, often derogatory) A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States. Tags: derogatory, often, slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: white person Derived forms: Gringoland, Gringolandia Related terms: gringa [feminine], gringophobia Translations (a white person from an English-speaking country): 美國佬 (Chinese Mandarin), 美国佬 (měiguólǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), גְּרִינְגּוֹ (gríngo) (Hebrew), グリンゴ (guringo) (Japanese), gringo [masculine] (Portuguese), gringa [feminine] (Portuguese), гри́нго (gríngo) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), gringo [masculine] (Spanish), gringa [feminine] (Spanish), gringo [common-gender] (Swedish), ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng) (Thai), ґрі́нґо (gríngo) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), грі́нго (hrínho) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
          "word": "美國佬"
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          "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
          "word": "גְּרִינְגּוֹ"
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          "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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          "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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          "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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            "masculine"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
      "word": "美國佬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "měiguólǎo",
      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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    },
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
      "word": "גְּרִינְגּוֹ"
    },
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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      "word": "gringo"
    },
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
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      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
      "word": "ฝรั่ง"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "gríngo",
      "sense": "a white person from an English-speaking country",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ґрі́нґо"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hrínho",
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      "word": "грі́нго"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gringo"
}

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