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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

An American, a gringo, someone from the United States. In Mexico gabacho is the everyday term for a US citizen, sometimes neutral, sometimes with a slight edge depending on tone.

Examples

A bunch of Americans were at the restaurant ordering in English.

He married a gringa and moved to the States.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Ecuador
Gringa

Expensive: a product or service that costs more than expected or more than the buyer can comfortably afford. Used across most Spanish-speaking countries.