gringophobia

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noun

Fear or hatred of gringos.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noungringophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear or hatred of gringos.

    The blatant Gringophobia in Alurista's poetry is countervailed by a current of idealism based on ethnic and racial equality.

    2014, Juan Bruce-Novoa, Chicano Poetry: A Response to Chaos
    1 more example

    Dripping with gringophobia—“the voracious and unscrupulous Yankee,” “the personal whims of the Yankee,” “the gringo and his empire”—the article expressed outrage that Jenkins was enjoying the gains of the Revolution […]

    2017, Andrew Paxman, Jenkins of Mexico, page 345

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APA

gringophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gringophobia

MLA

“gringophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gringophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gringophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gringophobia.

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