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French
Etymology
Clipping of américain.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ricain (feminine ricaine, masculine plural ricains, feminine plural ricaines)
- (informal, slang, sometimes derogatory) Yank, Yankee
- Hypernym: américain
Noun
ricain m (plural ricains, feminine ricaine)
- (informal, slang, sometimes derogatory) Yank, Yankee
- Synonym: amerloque
- Hypernym: Américain
1970, “Les ricains”, in J'habite en France, performed by Michel Sardou:Si les ricains n’étaient pas là / Vous seriez tous en Germanie / À parler de je ne sais quoi / À saluer je ne sais qui- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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