jänkare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”). === Noun === jänkare c (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States) Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan (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 ==== === References === “jänkare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “jänkare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “jänkare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)