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yanqui


yan·qui

noun, often capitalized \ˈyäŋ-kē\

Definition of YANQUI

: a citizen of the United States as distinguished from a Latin American

Origin of YANQUI

Spanish, from English 1Yankee
First Known Use: 1928

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