jänkare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”).

Noun

jänkare c

  2. (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States)
    Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan
  4. (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
    Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil, raggaråk

Usage notes

Neutral in itself in (sense 1).

Declension

Declension of jänkare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jänkare jänkares
definite jänkaren jänkarens
plural indefinite jänkare jänkares
definite jänkarna jänkarnas

References

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