Gringo Definition

grĭnggō
gringos
noun
In Latin America, a foreigner, esp. an American or Englishman.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gringo

Noun

Singular:
gringo
Plural:
gringoes, gringos

Origin of Gringo

  • American Spanish from Spanish foreigner, especially an English-speaking foreigner, with a poor Spanish accent possibly alteration of griego Greek from Latin Graecus Greek

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish gringo, from griego (“Greek”), used for anyone who spoke an unintelligible language.

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to gringo using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

gringo