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GRINGO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gringo mean?
• GRINGO (noun)
The noun GRINGO has 1 sense:
1. a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
Familiarity information: GRINGO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gringo" is a kind of...):
alien; foreigner; noncitizen; outlander (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
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