yanqui
English
Alternative forms
- Yanqui
Etymology
From Spanish, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjaŋkɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjæŋki/, /ˈjɑŋki/
- Rhymes: -æŋki
Noun
yanqui (plural yanquis)
- (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American.
Related terms
- Yankee
References
- http://www.unz.org/Pub/Century-1914mar-00653
Spanish
Alternative forms
- yankee, yanki
Etymology
Borrowed from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry).
Pronunciation
- 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]
- Rhymes: -anki
- Syllabification: yan‧qui
Noun
yanqui m or f (plural yanquis)
- Yankee (native or inhabitant of the U.S.)
Adjective
yanqui (plural yanquis)
- Yankee
Coordinate terms
- estadounidense
- gringo
- norteamericano
Derived terms
- pitiyanqui
Further reading
- “yanqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014