Gringo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gringo \Grin"go\, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf.
     griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.]
     Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American
     or sometimes an Englishman; -- often used disparagingly or as
     a term of reproach.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gringo
       n : a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners
           (especially Americans and Englishmen)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "gringo":
     Uitlander, alien, barbarian, deracine, displaced person, emigre,
     exile, foreign devil, foreigner, outlander, outlaw, outsider,
     refugee, stranger, the Wandering Jew, tramontane, ultramontane,
     wanderer