jänkare

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

jänkare c

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

Usage notes

Neutral in itself in (sense 1).

Declension
Declension of jänkare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jänkare jänkaren jänkare jänkarna
Genitive jänkares jänkarens jänkares jänkarnas

References
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