Example sentences for: agringado

How can you use “agringado” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Agringado is a particularly strong term in comparison to americanizado, because the word gringo connotes a strong negative image of a North American.

  • The film Mi Familia, directed and released in 1995 by Gregory Nava, includes a comical scene depicting the agringado son, a UCLA student, bringing his Anglo girlfriend home to meet his Mexican family.

  • Chicanos also often use the term, as they do agringado, to describe an overly acculturated Chicano, one who is trying to be “white.”

  • See Agringado

  • The agringado figure has become a stock character in Chicano culture and is frequently encountered in folklore, literature, and popular culture.


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