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| ⚫ | '''''Güero''''' (sometimes spelled ''guero'', ''huero'', or ''wero'') ({{IPA-es|ˈ(ɡ)weɾo}}) is a word used in [[México]], and some parts of [[Central America|Central]] and few parts of [[South America]] to denote a person of fair complexion (regardless of hair color), or with blond, light brown, [[Auburn hair|auburn]], or red hair. The [[Grammatical gender|feminine form]] is ''güera''. |
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==Antonym== |
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| ⚫ | '''''Güero''''' (sometimes spelled ''guero'', ''huero'', or ''wero'') ({{IPA-es|ˈ(ɡ)weɾo}}) is a word used in [[México]], and some parts of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]] to denote a person of fair complexion (regardless of hair color), or with blond, light brown, [[Auburn hair|auburn]], or red hair. The [[Grammatical gender|feminine form]] is ''güera''. |
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In contrast, a ''moreno'' has a dark brown or black-brown skin tone, and/or is of [[Amerindian]] or [[Afro-Mexican]] origin. The [[Grammatical gender|feminine form]] is ''morena''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} |
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==Etymology== |
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The Mexican word "güero" ultimately originates from the Spanish word ''huero'' {{IPA-es|ˈweɾo|}} (empty), from the phrase ''huevo huero'' {{IPA-es|ˈweβo ˈweɾo|}} (an empty egg that was lost during [[Avian incubation|incubation]]). The phrase ''huevo huero'' became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.<ref>{{cite web|title='Güero y huero': Etimología de güero|date=2012|accessdate= September 1, 2012|website=Etimologies.dechile.net|url=http://etimologies.dechile.net/?gu_ero }}</ref> |
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==Other uses== |
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Güero may also refer to: |
Güero may also refer to: |
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==People== |
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* El Güero Jaibo (d. 1993), aka [[Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz]], a member of the [[Tijuana Cartel]] |
* El Güero Jaibo (d. 1993), aka [[Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz]], a member of the [[Tijuana Cartel]] |
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* El Güero Loco, one of the many aliases of Ivan Martin, a member of the Chicano Hip-hop group, [[Delinquent Habits]]. |
* El Güero Loco, one of the many aliases of Ivan Martin, a member of the Chicano Hip-hop group, [[Delinquent Habits]]. |
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* El Güero Palma, nickname for [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]], a Mexican drug trafficker |
* El Güero Palma, nickname for [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]], a Mexican drug trafficker |
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==Arts, entertainment, and media== |
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*[[Queen of the South (TV series)#Cast|Guero Davila]], a character in ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'' |
*[[Queen of the South (TV series)#Cast|Guero Davila]], a character in ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'' |
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*''[[Guero]]'' (2005), an album by Beck |
*''[[Guero]]'' (2005), an album by Beck |
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*''[[Guerolito]]'' (2005), a remix album by Beck, featuring all of the songs from ''Guero'' except for the hidden track, "Send a Message to Her" |
*''[[Guerolito]]'' (2005), a remix album by Beck, featuring all of the songs from ''Guero'' except for the hidden track, "Send a Message to Her" |
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*''[[Matando Gueros]]'' (1993), an album by the Mexican metal-band Brujeria |
*''[[Matando Gueros]]'' (''Killing White people'') (1993), an album by the Mexican metal-band Brujeria |
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Revision as of 18:49, 21 January 2018
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Definition
Güero (sometimes spelled guero, huero, or wero) (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈ(ɡ)weɾo]) is a word used in México, and some parts of Central and few parts of South America to denote a person of fair complexion (regardless of hair color), or with blond, light brown, auburn, or red hair. The feminine form is güera.
Antonym
In contrast, a moreno has a dark brown or black-brown skin tone, and/or is of Amerindian or Afro-Mexican origin. The feminine form is morena.[citation needed]
Etymology
The Mexican word "güero" ultimately originates from the Spanish word huero [ˈweɾo] (empty), from the phrase huevo huero [ˈweβo ˈweɾo] (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]
Other uses
Güero may also refer to:
People
- El Güero Jaibo (d. 1993), aka Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz, a member of the Tijuana Cartel
- El Güero Loco, one of the many aliases of Ivan Martin, a member of the Chicano Hip-hop group, Delinquent Habits.
- El Güero Palma, nickname for Héctor Luis Palma Salazar, a Mexican drug trafficker
Arts, entertainment, and media
- Fictitious entities
- Guero Davila, a character in Queen of the South
- Films
- El Güero Estrada (1997), Mexican film directed by Gilberto De Anda and scored by Gustavo Ramírez Reyes
- Güeros (2014), Mexican film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, starring Tenoch Huerta Mejía
- Literature
- Guero ("Later"), a 1643 Basque-language book by Pedro Agerre
- Music
- Guero (1970), a piano study by German composer Helmut Lachenmann
- Guero (2005), an album by Beck
- Guerolito (2005), a remix album by Beck, featuring all of the songs from Guero except for the hidden track, "Send a Message to Her"
- Matando Gueros (Killing White people) (1993), an album by the Mexican metal-band Brujeria
References
- ^ "'Güero y huero': Etimología de güero". Etimologies.dechile.net. 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
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