Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yankophile
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-American who loves or admires the United States.

Informal

adj

American-loving; admiring American culture.

Informal

Etymology

From Yank + -o- + -phile.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Yankophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Yankophilic shoneen

Synonyms

Yankophilic

Questions

What does yankophile mean?: A non-American who loves or admires the United States.
Where does yankophile come from?: From Yank + -o- + -phile.

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