Meaning & use
Yanqui
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(Chiefly in Latin American usage, often critical or derogatory) An American, especially a citizen of the United States.
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Protesters chanted slogans against yanqui imperialism outside the embassy.
The novel's narrator views the yanqui tourists with a mix of curiosity and resentment.
A note on using this word
Yanqui is the Spanish spelling of 'Yankee' and appears frequently in Latin American political rhetoric, often with a critical, anti-imperialist tone.
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