Mexicans call white people by several terms depending on context, familiarity, and region, with güero being the most common and generally affectionate slang. In Mexican Spanish, the most common term for a white or light-skinned person is güero for a man and güera for a woman, pronounced weh-ro, meaning blonde, light-skinned, or white. Güero is used widely and is often affectionate, even for people who are not extremely white, as in ese güero. Another term is blanco or blanca, which literally means white, but is less common in everyday slang than güero. For white foreigners, especially Americans, Mexicans often use gringo or gringa, which can be neutral or mildly derogatory depending on tone and context. For example, el gringo can mean the American. Gabacho is another term for Americans, sometimes slightly derogatory. Chele is used in some regions, especially in southern Mexico influenced by Central America, for light-skinned people. In formal Spanish, persona blanca or persona de piel clara is used. It is important to note that güero in Mexico is usually not offensive and is used as a nickname even among friends, while gringo can be offensive if said with hostility. So Mexicans most commonly call whites güeros, with gringo for white Americans, and blanco in formal contexts.
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