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What is another word for gringos?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈɪŋɡə͡ʊz] (IPA)

The term "gringo" has long been used to refer to non-Spanish speaking foreigners, particularly Americans, in Latin America. While the word may or may not be derogatory, it is often seen as such and may not be well-received by all. As such, there are a number of alternative terms that can be used to describe these individuals in a more neutral or positive light. Some synonyms for "gringos" might include "extranjeros" (foreigners), "norteamericanos" (North Americans), or "estadounidenses" (United States citizens). Other colloquial terms may also be used depending on the region, such as "yanquis" or "gringuitos" (little gringos).
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Gringos

"I think the gringos are just terrible," said Felicia, as she came over and sat down by Ned.
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard
He had been fairly polite, but he had not pretended to be pleased to see gringos in Mexico.
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard
Oh, the wicked gringos!
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard

Famous quotes with Gringos

  • When we left El Segundo Barrio across the street from the international border, we didn’t expect the Mexicans in California to act like gringos. But they did. We were outsiders because of geography and outcasts because we didn’t speak English and wore short pants. And so we had to fight every single day.
    Oscar Zeta Acosta
  • Supporters of bilingual education today imply that students like me miss a great deal by not being taught in their family’s language. What they seem not to recognize is that, as a socially disadvantaged child, I considered Spanish to be a private language. What I needed to learn in school was that I had the right—and the obligation—to speak the public language of los gringos.
    Richard Rodriguez
  • Try as we will to be culturally aggrieved by day, we find the gringos kind of attractive in the moonlight.
    Richard Rodriguez
  • Sutter and Vallejo were Mexican citizens—one native and the other naturalized—but they failed in their first duty to the southern republic when they failed to keep the gringos out of the territory.
    Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
  • Yes, amor and peace and prosperity are what we need here in this great nation of ours after that terrible Depression, and then this huge, long, awful World War Two. “But, I’d also like to add that I, personally, didn’t build this house just in honor of Joseph and Mary and Jesus. No, when we made plans to build this house, I immediately sent our architect to Hollywood to find how big Tom Mix’s house was. Because when I first come to this country from Mexico, we see these Tom Mix movies in Arizona, with the gringos on the right side of the theater and the Mexicans and Blacks on the left side. And we see that no-good, fake son-of-a-bitch Tom Mix knock down five Mexicanos with one punch! And one Sunday in Douglas, Arizona—I’ll never forget, I was just a kid—this big, handsome Mexicano from Los Altos de Jalisco got mad and jumped up on the stage in front of the movie and yelled, ‘Come on, you gringo bastards! See if one of you can knock me down with one punch! And I’ll give you the first punch free, a lo chingón!’ And he ripped his shirt open and pounded his chest! “And so—well, yes, of course, a fight got started. Two men were killed and ten more hospitalized. So I tell you, when we started to build this house, I told our architect, GO up to Hollywood and find out how big Tom Mix’s house is, so we could build OUR CASA BIGGER AND BETTER! So I now say to all of you that I didn’t have this house built just for peace and love, but to also tell every DAMN HUMAN BEING ON ALL THE EARTH that here in Oceanside, California, stands UN MEXICANO DE LOS BUENOS CON SUS TANATES IN HAND, free to work or fight with both hands, whichever way the DEVIL WANTS TO PAINT IT! And this is MY TOAST A LO CHINGÓN! SALUD!” SHOUTS ERUPTED!
    Victor Villaseñor

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