pitiyanqui

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • (Puerto Rico) someone who supports United States interventionism and imitates the culture of the United States

Etymology

Affix from French petit (little, small) + Spanish, Castilian yanqui (Yankee, American).

Origin

Spanish

yanqui

Gloss

Yankee, American

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