Gabacho
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In the Spanish language, the word ( ) describes foreigners of different national origins in the history of Spain. The word originated in Peninsular Spain as a derogatory term for French people and things, and in contemporary usage the term retains the initial meaning. However, in other Hispanophone countries, the word acquired a meaning similar to the word (a slur for light featured foreign tourists, especially those from northwest Europe) in Spain. In some Hispanophone countries of Latin America, the word is akin to and refers to people and things from the United States. When the definite article is used, as in the phrase " " it refers to the country. In Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador is a deprecatory reference for someone from the U.S. In Mexico, also identifies the U.S. as a place: " " (I’m going to the U.S.). Moreover, in the Central American varieties of Spanish, the word refers to certain types of work-coats, such as the laboratory coat of a doctor, the smock of a kindergarten student, and a ceremonial vest worn in school-graduation ceremonies.
In the Spanish language, the word ( ) describes foreigners of different national origins in the history of Spain. The word originated in Peninsular Spain as a derogatory term for French people and things, and in contemporary usage the term retains the initial meaning. However, in other Hispanophone countries, the word acquired a meaning similar to the word (a slur for light featured foreign tourists, especially those from northwest Europe) in Spain. In some Hispanophone countries of Latin America, the word is akin to and refers to people and things from the United States. When the definite article is used, as in the phrase " " it refers to the country. In Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador is a deprecatory reference for someone from the U.S. In Mexico, also identifies the U.S. as a place: " " (I’m going to the U.S.). Moreover, in the Central American varieties of Spanish, the word refers to certain types of work-coats, such as the laboratory coat of a doctor, the smock of a kindergarten student, and a ceremonial vest worn in school-graduation ceremonies.
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