yanqui
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Spanish, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.[1]
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NounEdit
yanqui (plural yanquis)
- (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.
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SpanishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -anki
- Syllabification: yan‧qui
NounEdit
yanqui m or f (plural yanquis)
- Yankee (native or inhabitant of the U.S.)
AdjectiveEdit
yanqui (plural yanquis)
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Further readingEdit
- “yanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014