2006-11-22 06:36:54 · 5 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
no such language as "Mexican" unless you mean Nahuatl, Mixtec, or Oaxacan.
If you mean "Spanish," then gringo is an informal word referring to a white north american male. Ringo and Jango don't mean anything, and are bastardized nicknames.
2006-11-22 06:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jack C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gringo, a Mexicanism whose origins are purely speculative, is a somewhat derogatory word for the folks north of the Rio Grande. Ringo and Jango don't mean a thing in Spanish. There is a word, "chango," (sounds like jango), which is sometimes used to mean a grasshopper or cricket - it is also used to mean a foolish person.
2006-11-22 06:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gringo
2006-11-22 06:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mystyria xMYQx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much as I personally can't stand her, "Tori" seems to qualify. And I'd say that many people get first-name status when paired with others - "Mick" counts by himself, but Keith Richards only gets in on a "Mick and Keith". Same probably with the Beatles (should have had weirder names, boys) except Ringo, who's almost a one-namer anyway. Interesting that "Michael" doesn't work in the music world ("Jacko" seems to be the epithet of choice for tabloids) but it does in sports. But then, you've got a frequency problem here - there aren't that many non-Motorhead Lemmys to get "Lemmy" confused with.
2016-03-29 05:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
white dude
2006-11-22 11:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by blah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋