yonke
n.— «Painted in 1977, the mural at one edge of Chicano Park depicts protesters beneath the message “Varrio Si, Yonkes No!” Neighborhood yes, junkyards no.… Yonke, or yonque, is a term for junkyard that is used widely along the border. Although the official Spanish term for junkyard is depósito de chatarra, several junkyards in border cities such as Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali have names like Yonke Parra and Yonque Jimenez.» —“Mural is truly sign of the times” by Leslie Berestein Union-Tribune (San Diego, California) Apr. 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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