Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1847). Travels in Peru, During the Years 1838-1842: On the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, Into the Primeval Forests. D. Bogue. p. 122. gringo". Merriam-Webster Dictionary . Retrieved 17 November 2021. often disparaging: a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin;

Another theory involves locals yelling "Green, go home!" at invading American soldiers (sometimes in conflicts other than the Mexican–American War), in reference to their supposedly green uniforms. [18]The word gringo originally referred to any kind of foreigner. It was first recorded in 1787 in the Spanish Diccionario castellano con las voces de Ciencias y Artes: [11] [12] [a] DESARROLLO HISTÓRICO DE LA REPRESENTACIÓN FÍLMICA DEL ESPACIO FRONTERIZO ENTRE MÉXICO Y ESTADOS UNIDOS", Miradas que se cruzan, Vervuert Verlagsgesellschaft, pp.31–62, 2014-12-31, doi: 10.31819/9783964563248-002, ISBN 978-3-96456-324-8 , retrieved 2020-11-16 Gringo is a result of American troops singing songs which began with "Green grows..." such as " Green Grow the Rushes, O", " Green Grow the Lilacs", and various others. [6] In 1969, José Ángel Gutiérrez, one of the leaders of the Mexican American Youth Organization, said his and MAYO's use of the term, rather than referring to non-Latinos, referred to people or institutions with policies or attitudes that reflect racism and violence. [46] See also [ edit ] gringo". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Cambridge University . Retrieved 17 November 2021. used in Latin American countries to refer to people from the US or other English-speaking countries Note: This word is usually considered offensive.

The term is deeply rooted in Mexican culture and art; for example, in the novel The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes or in the songs Frijolero by Molotov and Somos Más Americanos by Los Tigres del Norte. [2] United States [ edit ] a b Llorente, Analía (2020). " "Gringo", "yanqui", "yuma" y "gabacho": por qué los estadounidenses tienen tantos apodos y de dónde viene cada uno". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish) . Retrieved 2023-06-23. Jeria, Diego (11 November 2021). "Danilo Díaz vuelto loco y en éxtasis con Ben Brereton frente a Paraguay: destaca "el partidazo del gringo" de la Roja". Redgol . Retrieved 26 August 2023.

turistas gringos". Terra. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016 . Retrieved 10 February 2015. The word being used for European and Latin American tourists in Brazil. In Mexican cuisine, a gringa is a flour tortilla with al pastor pork meat with cheese, heated on a comal and optionally served with a salsa de chile (chilli sauce). Some attribute the name to the white flour used. [45] Activism [ edit ] a b c d Shepard, Alicia C. (2011-01-24). "Is The Word "Gringo" Offensive Or Just Distracting?". NPR . Retrieved 2021-09-29.