anglo

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈaŋ.ɡləʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlo/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/

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Noun

Singular anglo

Plural anglos

1. (countable) An anglo is an English person or person of English ancestry.

   Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.

2. (countable) (informal) (offensive) An anglo is an American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English.

   I'm not an "anglo"; my grandparents are from Lithuania.