what is a gringo
Gringo (/ËÉ¡rÉªÅÉ¡oÊ/ , [ËÉ¡É¾iÅÉ¡o] , [ËÉ¡É¾Ä©É¡u]) is a term, mainly used in Spanish-speaking and in Portuguese-speaking countries, to refer to any foreigner. The word was originally used in Spain to denote any foreign, non-native speakers of Spanish.ne theory has it that there was no mention of the word gringo, in any publication in New Spain, or what would later be Mexico, until 1847, following the US occupation of northern Mexico during the MexicanâAmerican War.