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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
GUEST,Zorro	?Why Mexicans called them 'Gringos'? (70* d)	RE: ?Why Mexicans called them 'Gringos'?	09 Apr 02
I vote for Dicho's answer. I've always thought the word was a result of the Roman (Latin) language influence on the European languages. In Rom, the Gypsy name for a non gypsy is Gajo (sp?) and (fem) Gaja. Strangely enough in Japan the name for a non Japanese is Gaji! Z

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