agringado in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for agringado in the Spanish»English Dictionary

agringado (agringada) ADJ LatAm pej

agringado (agringada)

like a → gringo

habla un castellano bien agringado

his Spanish is full of English words

habla un castellano bien agringado

his Spanish is full of Yankee words inf, pej

See also gringo, gringo², gringo¹

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.

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

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

agringarse VB vpr LatAm pej

agringarse

to become like a → gringo

See also gringo, gringo², gringo¹

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.

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

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

Translations for agringado in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to become Americanized

agringarse LatAm pej

agringado in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for agringado in the Spanish»English Dictionary

agringarse VB refl g → gu LatAm

agringarse

to imitate or adopt the customs of a foreigner