Audio English.net » Dictionary » G » Greylag Goose ... Griselinia Lucida

GRINGO

Pronunciation (US):

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

• GRINGO (noun)

Sense 1

gringo ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians." (English proverb)

"God gives us each a song." (Native American proverb, Ute)

"Fixing the known is better than waiting for the unknown." (Arabic proverb)

"Next to fire, straw isn't good." (Corsican proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0722 seconds