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Yankee.

Yankee

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɛn.ki/

  1. Yankee

    by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine

  2. synonym of uccellina (“jigger topgallant staysail”)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English Yankee.

adj/ˈjɛn.ki/

  1. Yankee

    invariable · relational
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English Yankee.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.