a Spanish
word used in
South America as a derogatory
term for Spaniards, especially during the
war of independence between
South America and Spain in the early 1800s. Originally, the
word literally meant Gothics, and referred to the members of the
rich and powerful
German (Gothic) tribe which invaded the Spanish peninsula in the
fifth century a.d. and ruled until the eighth century. good roads, good weather
communication about things, activities or subjects of which everyone is in favor.
Spanish nobles; scornful
reference to a Spaniard and
conservative people.
n. a Spanish
word used in
South America as a derogatory
term for Spaniards, especially during the
war of independence between
South America and Spain in the early 1800s.