pitiyanqui
Spanish, noun/pitiˈʝanki/
pitiyanqui is spelled P-I-T-I-Y-A-N-Q-U-I (10 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written Spanish, the 317,902nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pitiyanqui is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “someone who supports United States interventionism and imitates the culture of the United States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que sin ser estadounidense admira y adora todo lo de EE.UU. y reniega de sus orígenes”.
What does pitiyanqui mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinesomeone who supports United States interventionism and imitates the culture of the United States
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepitiyanquis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que sin ser estadounidense admira y adora todo lo de EE.UU. y reniega de sus orígenes. 2. Opositor al gobierno venezolano.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pitiyanqui
- pitiyanquis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pitiyanqui?
- /pitiˈʝanki/
- [pi.t̪iˈʝãŋ.ki]
- [pit̪iˈʝãŋki]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pitiyanqui in Spanish?
pitiyanqui appears about once in every 85 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).