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gringos

gringos is the plural of gringo.

Meaning of gringo

Noun

gringo (plural gringos or gringoes)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, chiefly Hispanic slang) A white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.
    • Truly it is as Don José tells me; these gringos have come but to make trouble where all was peace.2017, B. M. Bower, The Gringos: The Tale of the California Gold Rush Days
    Synonyms:
    white person

Questions about gringos

What is gringos the plural of?
Gringos is the plural of gringo.

Words near gringos in the dictionary

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

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