gringo

(eg. metaphor, literature, critical )

gringo /ˈɡrɪŋ ɡoʊ/ ?

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(n) a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)

Exclusively en espanol, they remain tantalizing yet inscrutable to a gringo like me.
If you spend the whole time on the gringo highway, sitting at the beach at your all-inclusive resort sipping pia coladas, you never get a real taste of what the world is all about.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says no "gringo should stick their nose in where it does not belong."
on Jun 22, 2010 By: Lula da Silva Source: The Associated Press
"El Gringo (Heinze) did very well," said Veron, who must get over a minor leg muscle injury if he is to line up against South Korea in Argentina's second match at Soccer City on Thursday.
on Jun 13, 2010 By: Juan Sebastian Veron Source: Times of India
Of eating the food in Mexico, Gibson said: "I have the gringo gut. I was crawling around on my hands and knees some days."
on Nov 2, 2006 By: Mel Gibson Source: USA Today