yanqui
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yanqui (plural yanquis)
- (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -anki
- Syllabification: yan‧qui
Adjective
[edit]yanqui m or f (masculine and feminine plural yanquis)
- Yankee (of, from or relating to the United States)
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]yanqui m or f by sense (plural yanquis)
- Yankee (native or inhabitant of the United States)
Further reading
[edit]- “yanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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