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20 juin 2022 · Most scholars agree that the word gringo probably originated from the Spanish word for “Greek”: griego. Spaniards originally used the figurative expression, está hablando griego, (“he is speaking Greek”) when someone said something incomprehensible or who spoke Spanish with a heavy accent.
Gringo ( / ˈɡriːnɡoʊ /, Spanish: [ˈɡɾiŋɡo], Portuguese: [ˈɡɾĩɡu]) (masculine) or gringa (feminine) is a term in Spanish and Portuguese for a foreigner. In Spanish, the term usually refers to English-speaking Anglo-Americans. There are differences in meaning depending on region and country.
16 juin 2019 · Gringo is a Spanish word that can mean foreigner, especially one who speaks English, or a resident of the United States. It can be an insult, a term of affection, or neutral, depending on the context and the country.
18 sept. 2018 · Among Latin Americans, gringo is a term for a “foreigner,” often a white person from the United States. It can also refer to a person who doesn’t speak Spanish or is out of touch with Latin culture, including people of Hispanic descent.
Discover Gringo meaning: according to the dictionary, today it means any light-skinned foreigner who is not Latino. Learn how Mexicans use it!
20 sept. 2023 · The term gringo is a slang term commonly used in Latin American and Spanish-speaking countries to refer to foreigners who do not speak Spanish. It can also be used to describe white individuals with blonde hair in some of these countries.
12 janv. 2012 · The overwhelming evidence is that gringo originated in Spain in the 1700s or earlier from griego, ‘Greek’, in the sense of unintelligible language. It applied first to language, but soon after also to those who spoke it.
