güero
See also: guero
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from huero (“empty”), from the phrase huevo huero (“an empty egg that was lost during incubation”). The phrase huevo huero became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡweɾo/ [ˈɡwe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: güe‧ro
Noun
güero m (plural güeros, feminine güera, feminine plural güeras)
- (Mexico) a person with light skin and/or blond hair
- ¿Qué onda, güero? ― What's up, whitey?
- 2017, “Señorita Hernández”, in Limonada Rosa, performed by Señor Kino:
- Señorita Hernández / ¿por qué no me pelaste? / Señorita Hernández / por el güero me dejaste
- Señorita Hernández / why did you ignore me? / Señorita Hernández / you left me for this whitey
Usage notes
- Often used as a term of endearment, or an informal way of saying "whitey" in Spanish. Unlike gringo, which generally refers to Americans, güero is used generally to refer to a lighter-skinned person/man, including those of full or predominant European ancestry born in Mexico.
References
Further reading
- “güero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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