yanqui

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish. Dated to 1928.

Noun[edit]

yanqui (plural yanquis)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.

Related terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the English Yankee.

Noun[edit]

yanqui m and f (plural yanquis)

  1. Yankee (native or inhabitant of the USA)

Adjective[edit]

yanqui m and f (plural yanquis)

  1. Yankee

See also[edit]

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