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GRINGO

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 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)play

  Familiarity information: GRINGO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRINGO (noun)


Sense 1

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)


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