well, for the guy who ask for the meaning of the word "gringo", here is the answer, the American soldiers who invaded Mexico, sang a called song “green grow lilas” in English “Green Grow the Lilacs” and that of comes the foreign word like a deformation there from that sang. The battalions of the United States identified themselves by means of colors. Therefore, “blue” existed the battalion, the “red”, the “Green”, etc.
In the battlefield the commander of the green battalion shouted “GREEN GO”, “GREEN GO”, “GREEN GO”, demanding his battalion who advanced. The Mexicans mockingly imitated the shout of the commander and they gave the nickname him of “GRINGO” to its enemies. =)
2006-07-21
09:40:00
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