"yekke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɛkə/, /ˈjɛki/ Forms: yekkes [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish יעקע (yeke). See Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|יעקע}} Yiddish יעקע (yeke) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yekke (plural yekkes)
  1. (sometimes mildly derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Yekke. Tags: alt-of, derogatory, mildly, sometimes Alternative form of: Yekke
    Sense id: en-yekke-en-noun-MdSO64iQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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