yokel

English

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Etymology

1812, possibly dialectical German Jokel, diminutive of Jakob; alternatively, from dialectal English yokel (“woodpecker”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈyəʊ.kəl/, X-SAMPA: /"y@U.k@l/
• (US) IPA: /ˈyoʊ.kəl/, X-SAMPA: /"yoU.k@l/
• Rhymes: -əʊkəl

Noun

yokel (plural yokels)

1. (pejorative) An unsophisticated person.
2. A person of rural background.

Synonyms

• boor
• bumpkin
• joskin
• hillbilly (US)
• hick

Translations

unsophisticated person

• Brasilian portuguese:

  Portuguese: caipira (pt) m

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土包子 (cmn) (tǔbāozi), 鄉巴佬 (cmn), 乡巴佬 (cmn) (xiāngbalǎo)

• Dutch: hufter (nl)
• Finnish: juntti (fi)
• German: Hinterwäldler (de) m, Bauerntölpel (de) m

• Hungarian: paraszt (hu)
• Latvian: pāķis (lv) m, lauķis (lv) m
• Romanian: țăran (ro) m, mojic (ro) m, bădăran (ro) m
• Russian: деревенщина (ru) (derevénščina) m and f
• Serbo-Croatian: seljak (sh) m, seljačina (sh) f
• Spanish: paleto (es) m, palurdo (es) m

person of rural background

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鄉下人 (cmn) (tǔbāozi), 乡下人 (cmn) (xiāngxiàrén)

• Dutch: boerenlul (nl)
• Finnish: maalaistollo (fi)
• Hungarian: falusi (hu)

• Latvian: pāķis (lv) m, lauķis (lv) m
• Portuguese: caipira (pt) m and f
• Romanian: țăran (ro) m
• Russian: деревенщина (ru) (derevénščina) m and f
• Serbo-Croatian: seljak (sh) m

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• Spanish: palurdo m, paleto m (Spain)