gringo
noun
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (often used facetiously).
gringos
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pluralof gringo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As much of Europe and Asia shut their doors to Americans in 2020, Mexico, which adopted few COVID-19 restrictions, was one of the few places where gringos were welcome.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
The gringos want to know: Who was that dreamboat breathily crooning in Spanish at this year’s Oscars?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
For curious gringos and other uninitiated readers, here’s a glossary of 10 key words from the Chilean protests.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2019
In Mexico, the inside joke is to tell gringos that the “mole” sauce on their chicken is made from chocolate and not the real ingredient, blended Mexican mole lizards.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2018
For Manolo, I lifted out the bad news like a fish bone, and gave him the promising tidbit—that the gringos were working with a group to slaughter the goat for the picnic.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
