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Gringo (/ËÉ¡rÉªÅÉ¡oÊ/ , [ËÉ¡É¾iÅÉ¡o] , [ËÉ¡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 MexicanâAmerican War.
Claim: The word gringo came from Mexicans' overhearing American soldiers sing the song Green Grow the Lilacs during the Mexican-American War. Origins: The rather improbable saga of the origins of the word gringo has it that the term began during the Mexican-American War.when Mexicans supposedly overheard American soldiers continually singing either  Green Grow the Lilacs  or  Green Grow the Rushes, O  (a song based upon a Robert Burns poem).rigins: The rather improbable saga of the origins of the word gringo has it that the term began during the Mexican-American War.