What does "anglo" mean?
An English person or person of English ancestry.
Anglo
/ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An English person or person of English ancestry.
- Grammar: anglo is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: anglo-derived, anglo-prefix, anglo-saxon, anglophone.
- Useful contrasts: gallic, gallic art, Norman.
- Usage evidence: I walked at night, here on Lulu Island. As I entered Starbucks café, sitting at a table with two Doritos bags of chips, one purple and one red, were Peter the redheaded Anglo and Hans the Netherlander on a motorized wheelchair, who offered to me. I took a few chips from both bags. Then, I was drinking reddish Passion Tango iced tea, then Oat Nog Latte. I was munching on crème brûlée almonds. I was exercising with my hand grip strengthener at my table. There were a regular couple with seemingly American spoken accents. The man was a handsome white-haired bear, always wearing a sports outfit. At Hans' request after he exited, Peter gave the purple Doritos bag to me and the red one to Chris the Japanese-English hybrid, who was a barista. The other barista was Jessica the petite Vietnamese. There were Filipino customers. Jessica asked me if I knew what was "lomi" (a Filipino noodle dish). I said that it was "rāmen." Homebound, walking, I accidentally tripped on a wooden board in a dark alleyway. My eyeglasses fell off. Luckily, I was not hurt. A Cantonese labourer helped me. Today is the 14th of December of 2024.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 Alternative letter-case form of anglo. alt-of
"Since the Anglo occupation of the Great Basin, pottery has been a global commodity in the world market."
- 3 A North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language). Southwestern, US, informal, offensive, sometimes
"Spanish was the only "foreign" language taught in the school, where most of the students spoke Spanish as a first language, and it was taught by an Anglo teacher from textbooks written by and for Anglos […] Somehow, the school administration saw no contradiction in rewarding Anglo students for learning to conjugate ser while punishing Chicano students for speaking Spanish on the school grounds."
- 4 An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background) Australia, informal
- 5 An English-speaking Quebecer. Canada, informal
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- 6 A British person or person of British ancestry. nonstandard
- 7 An anglo concertina.
Example
"I walked at night, here on Lulu Island. As I entered Starbucks café, sitting at a table with two Doritos bags of chips, one purple and one red, were Peter the redheaded Anglo and Hans the Netherlander on a motorized wheelchair, who offered to me. I took a few chips from both bags. Then, I was drinking reddish Passion Tango iced tea, then Oat Nog Latte. I was munching on crème brûlée almonds. I was exercising with my hand grip strengthener at my table. There were a regular couple with seemingly American spoken accents. The man was a handsome white-haired bear, always wearing a sports outfit. At Hans' request after he exited, Peter gave the purple Doritos bag to me and the red one to Chris the Japanese-English hybrid, who was a barista. The other barista was Jessica the petite Vietnamese. There were Filipino customers. Jessica asked me if I knew what was "lomi" (a Filipino noodle dish). I said that it was "rāmen." Homebound, walking, I accidentally tripped on a wooden board in a dark alleyway. My eyeglasses fell off. Luckily, I was not hurt. A Cantonese labourer helped me. Today is the 14th of December of 2024."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "anglo"?
Common synonyms include: anglo-derived, anglo-prefix, anglo-saxon, anglophone, britannic, british.
How do you use "anglo" in a sentence?
I walked at night, here on Lulu Island. As I entered Starbucks café, sitting at a table with two Doritos bags of chips, one purple and one red, were Peter the redheaded Anglo and Hans the Netherlander on a motorized wheelchair, who offered to me. I took a few chips from both bags. Then, I was drinking reddish Passion Tango iced tea, then Oat Nog Latte. I was munching on crème brûlée almonds. I was exercising with my hand grip strengthener at my table. There were a regular couple with seemingly American spoken accents. The man was a handsome white-haired bear, always wearing a sports outfit. At Hans' request after he exited, Peter gave the purple Doritos bag to me and the red one to Chris the Japanese-English hybrid, who was a barista. The other barista was Jessica the petite Vietnamese. There were Filipino customers. Jessica asked me if I knew what was "lomi" (a Filipino noodle dish). I said that it was "rāmen." Homebound, walking, I accidentally tripped on a wooden board in a dark alleyway. My eyeglasses fell off. Luckily, I was not hurt. A Cantonese labourer helped me. Today is the 14th of December of 2024.
How do you pronounce "anglo"?
Pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ/.
Etymology
From Anglo-.