yanqui
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English[edit]
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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.
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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
Noun[edit]
yanqui m or f by sense (plural yanquis)
- Yankee (native or inhabitant of the U.S.)
Adjective[edit]
yanqui m or f (masculine and feminine plural yanquis)
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Further reading[edit]
- “yanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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