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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural gringos) Etymology: Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus Greek Date: 1849 often disparaging a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly a non-Hispanic person

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) colloq. a foreigner, esp. a British or N. American person, in a Spanish-speaking country. Etymology: Sp., = gibberish

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gringo Grin"go, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.] Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, esp. an Englishman or American; -- often used as a term of reproach.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gringos) Gringo is sometimes used by people from Latin America to refer to people from other countries, especially the United States and Britain. This word could cause offence. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Uitlander, alien, barbarian, deracine, displaced person, emigre, exile, foreign devil, foreigner, outlander, outlaw, outsider, refugee, stranger, the Wandering Jew, tramontane, ultramontane, wanderer