yanqui

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yanqui

/ˈjaŋkɪ/ UK
/ˈjæŋki/ US
/ˈjɑŋki/ US

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

noun yanquis · Yanqui

derogatory, sometimes A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American. As we taxied down the runway / I could hear the people shout / They said, "Don't come back here, yanqui" / But if I ever do / I'll bring more money

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@misc{yanqui_2026,
  title = {yanqui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yanqui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}