jänkare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yankee.

Noun

jänkare c

2. (colloquial) an American (person from the United States)

   Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan

3. (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine

   Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil

Usage notes

Neutral in itself in (sense 1).

Declension

Declension of jänkare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jänkare	jänkaren	jänkare	jänkarna
Genitive	jänkares	jänkarens	jänkares	jänkarnas

References

• jänkare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jänkare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jänkare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)