gringa

American  

[gring-guh, -gah] / ˈgrɪŋ gə, -gɑ /

noun

Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a female foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).

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Sensitive Note

See gringo.

Etymology

Origin of gringa

< Spanish, feminine of gringo gringo

Example Sentences

I’m American and I grew up here, but I’m Colombian and when I go there they call me gringa.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2022

May I suggest as a stress reliever a gringa, which is a type of taco popping up across Southern California?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Interpreted for her aunts when they went into labor and needed to understand what the gringa nurses were saying at the hospital.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2016

They raised almost $800 million from investors in an initial public offering in 2007, and soon after bought Swift gringa from private equity firm HM Capital Partners.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 19, 2013

The gringa spoke to her companion, a man her own age, and then they both chuckled.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty