Anglo

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: ā€œa white inhabitant of the U.S. of non-Hispanic descentā€

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anglo

Found In: ā€œAll-American Girlā€ by Julia Alvarez line 16 – ā€œI practiced foreign faces, Anglo grins,ā€

Explain: The word Anglo refers to a English person. This helped me understand the poem better because the girl is trying to make the expressions on her face look american.

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