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gringophobia

gringophobia noun: fear or hatred of gringos.

Noun

gringophobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear or hatred of gringos.
    • The blatant Gringophobia in Alurista's poetry is countervailed by a current of idealism based on ethnic and racial equality.2014, Juan Bruce-Novoa, Chicano Poetry: A Response to Chaos
    • Dripping with gringophobia—“the voracious and unscrupulous Yankee,” “the personal whims of the Yankee,” “the gringo and his empire”—the article expressed outrage that Jenkins was enjoying the gains of the Revolution […]2017, Andrew Paxman, Jenkins of Mexico, page 345

Origin of gringophobia

From gringo + -phobia.

Questions about gringophobia

What does gringophobia mean?
Gringophobia means fear or hatred of gringos.
What part of speech is gringophobia?
Gringophobia is a noun.

Words near gringophobia in the dictionary

  1. Gringoland
  2. Gringolandia
  3. gringolly
  4. gringolé
  5. gringolée
  6. gringophobia
  7. gringos
  8. gringostan
  9. gringsing
  10. Grinling
  11. Grinnall

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