US slang, often derogatory, referring to a person of Central or Eastern European origin, especially a Hungarian or Slavic immigrant.
Traduzioni
métèquePéjoratif. Terme injurieux pour désigner un immigré d’Europe centrale ou orientale. The mill owners hired many hunkies from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s.
Les propriétaires de l’usine ont embauché de nombreux métèques venus d’Europe de l’Est au début des années 1900.
Definizioni
A person of Central or Eastern European birth or descent, especially a Hungarian or Slavic immigrant in the United States; often used derogatorily. The mill owners hired many hunkies from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s.