yankee

See also: Yankee

English

Noun

yankee (plural yankees)

1. (nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.

Anagrams

• Keaney

---

French

Adjective

yankee (plural yankees)

1. Yankee (attributive)
2. (Louisiana) An Anglo-American, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.

---

Spanish

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝanki/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãŋ.ki]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝanki/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãŋ.ki]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃanki/ [ˈʃãŋ.ki]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒanki/ [ˈʒãŋ.ki]

Adjective

yankee m or f (masculine and feminine plural yankees)

1. Alternative spelling of yanqui

Noun

yankee m or f (plural yankees)

1. Alternative spelling of yanqui