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  • 1.1 Etymology
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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: guero

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Etymology

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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

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• IPA(key): /ˈɡweɾo/ [ˈɡwe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: güe‧ro

Adjective

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güero (feminine güera, masculine plural güeros, feminine plural güeras)

1. (Mexico) having pale skin and/or blond hair; whitey

Noun

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güero m (plural güeros, feminine güera, feminine plural güeras)

1. (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 dejasteSeñorita Hernández / why did you ignore me? / Señorita Hernández / you left me for this whitey

Usage notes

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• 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.

See also

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• chele
• gringo
• huero
• rubio
• rucio (Chile)

References

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1. ^ “'Güero y huero': Etimología de güero”, in etimologias.dechile.net‎[1], 2012, retrieved 1 September 2012

Further reading

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• “güero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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