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yanqui

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈjaŋkɪ/
  • US: /ˈjæŋki/
  • US: /ˈjɑŋki/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æŋki

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noun

Meaning 1

A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yanqui, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.