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Etymology

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The word Gringo means "the green coat",I am positively sure Mexicans, Costa Ricans and Latin Americans would never use a variant of griego 'Greek' which means SLAVE as a slur to describe the Man from U.S.A. and/or an insult. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.203.7.251 (talk) 10:27, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Show us some proper sources to support your assertion ! -- Beardo (talk) 20:17, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

This has been studied by several sources and there's little evidence for the green coat theory (some information indicates that it predates the Mexico-USA conflict). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.183.13.9 (talk) 15:38, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

The word Gringo means just that "Green Go" i.e. "¡Fuera los verdes!" and was said by Hispanic people to the US soldiers - who wore green uniforms - that invaded the New Mexico and southern states. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.4.241.101 (talk) 01:02, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

From a couple of centuries ago was a song frequently sung and a poem frequently recited, which start Green Grow the Rushes / Rashes. I have heard it suggested that "Green Grow" became Gringo, although I am not sure if my source can substantiate this claim.GeeBee60 (talk) 03:52, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

If that was the case gringo would not be used in Brazil, a Portuguese-speaking country with basically no contact (culturally or historically) with Mexico, as well as a country that was never invaded by the USA. This is a well studied word and this origin for gringo was debunked numerous times.

Let alone Europe. 2804:14D:5C70:970E:682D:A35C:75C6:5F98 (talk) 15:06, 13 October 2020 (UTC)