Gringo is a Spanish word used in parts of Latin America for a foreigner, most often a white person who speaks English. Learner books mark it as very offensive, and that is the safe rule for you: do not use it.

in parts of Latin America在拉丁美洲部分地區，Gringo isGringo是 a Spanish word西班牙文的一個詞 used被用來 for a foreigner稱呼外國人，most often最常 a white person who speaks English指說英語的白人。Learner books教材 mark it as very offensive把它標為非常冒犯，and that is而這就是 the safe rule for you你的安全準則：do not use it不要使用它。

Tone changes by country, by who is speaking, and by whether it is aimed at someone in the room; you cannot hear that temperature from Taiwan, so you should not try it as a joke.

Tone changes語氣不一樣 by country看國家、by who is speaking看是誰在說、and by whether it is aimed at someone in the room看是不是針對在場的人；you cannot hear that temperature from Taiwan你在台灣感受不到那種溫度，so you should not try it as a joke所以不該拿它開玩笑。

Some people tell a story that it comes from English “green, go” and soldiers in green clothes. That is a folk tale.

Some people有人 tell a story講一個故事，that it comes from English "green, go"說它來自英文「green, go」 and soldiers in green clothes和穿綠衣服的士兵。That is a folk tale那是個民間傳說。

The word was borrowed from Spanish gringo, from griego, “Greek” — once a way to name anyone whose language you could not follow. It is a doublet of English Greek.

The word這個詞 was borrowed from Spanish gringo借自西班牙文gringo，from griego, "Greek"源自griego「希臘人」——once a way to name anyone whose language you could not follow曾經是用來稱呼任何你聽不懂其語言的人的說法。It is a doublet of English Greek它和英文Greek是一對雙式詞。

If you must talk about the idea, say foreigner, American, or the person’s country; leave gringo in the texts where you found it.

If you must talk about the idea如果你一定要講這個概念，say foreigner, American, or the person's country就說foreigner、American，或直接講那個人的國家；leave gringo讓gringo留在 in the texts where you found it你找到它的文本裡。