gringo

noun/ˈɡrɪŋɡoʊ/

Frequency rank: #18,997 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

An informal, sometimes derogatory term used in Latin America for a foreigner, especially one from the United States or an English-speaking country.

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Example sentence

The locals laughed and called the confused tourist that clueless gringo because he could not speak Spanish.

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