gringo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gringo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gringo Info

gringo

A pejorative term in Latin America to refer to white English speakers, particularly North Americans. It has overtones of US intervention in Latin American internal affairs. In the eighteenth century the word was applied to foreigners who spoke little or no Spanish.

gringo¹ (gringa) ADJ

1. gringo LatAm inf, pej:

gringo (gringa)

gringo

gringo (gringa)

foreign (of or relating to a → gringo)

2. gringo And inf (rubio):

gringo (gringa)

fair-haired

gringo (gringa)

blond

gringo² (gringa) N m (f)

1. gringo LatAm inf, pej:

gringo (gringa) (extranjero)

gringo

gringo (gringa) (extranjero)

foreigner (from a non-Spanish speaking country)

gringo (gringa) (norteamericano)

Yankee inf, pej

gringo (gringa) (norteamericano)

Yank Brit inf, pej

2. gringo And inf (rubio):

gringo (gringa) m

blond man

gringo (gringa) m

fair-haired man

gringo (gringa) f

blonde woman

gringo (gringa) f

fair-haired woman

Translations for gringo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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gringo

gringo m / gringa f pej

Yankee inf often pej

gringo m / gringa f inf, pej

Yankee inf often pej

gringo inf, pej

gringo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gringo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gringo N m inf

gringo

gibberish

hablar en gringo

to talk double Dutch

gringo (-a) N m (f) LatAm inf

1. gringo (persona):

gringo (-a)

gringo (North American or North European)

2. gringo (de EE. UU.):

gringo (-a)

Yank(ee)

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gringo

gringo(-a) m (f)

Yank

gringo(-a) m (f) LatAm

gringo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hablar en gringo

to talk double Dutch