gringo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: grin=go

CIDE DICTIONARY

gringo, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.].

 Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American or sometimes an Englishman; -- often used disparagingly or as a term of reproach.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gringo, n. (pl. -os) colloq. a foreigner, esp. a British or N. American person, in a Spanish-speaking country.

Etymology

Sp., = gibberish

THESAURUS

gringo

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