gringo

grin·go

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gring-goh]
- /ˈgrɪŋ goʊ/
- /ˈɡrɪŋ.ɡəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gring-goh]
- /ˈgrɪŋ goʊ/

Definitions of gringo word

noun plural gringo a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously). 1
noun gringo A white person from an English-speaking country (used in Spanish-speaking regions, chiefly Latin America). 1
noun gringo Latin American term for foreigner 1
countable noun gringo Gringo is sometimes used by people from Latin America to refer to people from other countries, especially the United States and Britain. 0
noun gringo (used by Latin Americans) a person from an English-speaking country, esp the USA 0
noun gringo in Latin America, a foreigner, esp. an American or Englishman 0

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Origin of gringo

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

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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Parts of speech for Gringo

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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gringo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

gringo usage trend in Literature

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