Ok, then maybe from griego which is spanish for greek, right? I give up! :o)
>Foreigner in Greek is called 'Xenos' as it is
>in 'xenophobia' .
>I am still 'xenos' here aldough I am citisen living here for years :)
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>>Actually, I think it originated from the greek term for foreigners... (who knows for sure?) Aren't Italians referred to as 'tans' though in some latin countries?
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>>>Thanks Samuel,
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>>>I didn't knew the origin.
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>>>>The Gringo term was supossedly coined by Mexicans in the war with US about Texas. It is the spanished version of Green Go Home or Green Go ...
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>>>>So it applies for the Estado Unidenses.
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