Etymology

yanqui

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Today it means: A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American. Full definition →

Spanish yanqui ← English Yankee
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  1. English · derived fromYankee
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromyanqui
  3. English todayyanqui

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

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