gringo

Part of Speech- Noun

Definition-Ā Ā aĀ termĀ usedĀ inĀ LatinĀ AmericaĀ orĀ SpainĀ toĀ referĀ to aĀ foreigner,Ā especiallyĀ oneĀ of U.S. orĀ BritishĀ descentĀ (sometimesĀ usedĀ facetiously).

Source- Dictionary.com

Puerto Rican Obituary by Pedro Pietri

The term is used in the poem to describe his white neighbors.

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