yankee

See also: Yankee

Translingual

Noun

yankee

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yankee of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Noun

yankee (plural yankees)

  1. (nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Yankee from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Anagrams

French

Adjective

yankee (plural yankees)

  1. (relational) Yankee
  2. (Louisiana) an Anglo-American, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; resident or native of the rest of the United States

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝanki/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãŋ.ki]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃanki/ [ˈʃãŋ.ki]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒanki/ [ˈʒãŋ.ki]

  • Rhymes: -anki

Adjective

yankee (plural yankees)

  1. Alternative spelling of yanqui

Noun

yankee m or f (plural yankees)

  1. Alternative spelling of yanqui
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