Gringo is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America, to denote foreigners, often from the United States. The term can be applied to someone who is actually a foreigner, or it can denote a strong association or assimilation into a foreign society and culture. In Spanish, it simply identifies a foreigner, without any negative connotation. **Unless you piss them off!! “*%#@ Gringo!!!”