"Nica" meaning in English

See Nica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Spanish nica. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|nica}} Spanish nica Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Nica (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Nicaraguan. Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-Nica-en-adj-BGS25qug Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Noun

Forms: Nicas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish nica. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|nica}} Spanish nica Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nica (plural Nicas)
  1. (slang) A Nicaraguan. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Nica-en-noun-KpV7r9zA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Inflected forms

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        "Nicaraguan."
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