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General

Spaniards are referred to by several other names throughout the world, some of them may be pejorative, annoying, or insulting to some. The list below (including the provinces and cities) is provided for completeness only, and intends no disrespect to anyone. Words in emphasis are Spanish. Keep in mind that in Spanish, demonyms (genticilios) are never capitalized.

Other Names - gachupín (Central American, pejorative), gadjo (Central American, pejorative), Beaniard (antiquated, pejorative), Yerd (antiquated, pejorative), meteque (antiquated, French), Charnego (Catalán, pejorative for non-Catalán Spaniards), spic (United States, pejorative), dago (United Kingdom, pejorative)

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I do not pretend that this is a complete list. If you know alternative names, please /msg me.

Thanks go to in10se for formatting and starting the Demonym craze.


Web sources:
http://roble.pntic.mec.es/~msanto1/ortografia/gentil.htm

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