This months issue of L?neas, the little publication that comes with the CODETEL phone bills, had an explantion of the word "gringo" (pronounced "GREEN go" in Spanish) that I thought might be of interest. I've always wondered about this myself.
According to L?neas, the word "gringo" comes from a song popular with the American soldiers that fought against Mexico in the Mexican-American war of 1845-1847. The song was titled "Green Grow the Lilies", and from this came "gringo".
According to L?neas, the word "gringo" comes from a song popular with the American soldiers that fought against Mexico in the Mexican-American war of 1845-1847. The song was titled "Green Grow the Lilies", and from this came "gringo".