"Puerto Rican" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/ [US], /ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ [UK], /ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Puerto Rican.wav [US] Forms: more Puerto Rican [comparative], most Puerto Rican [superlative]
Etymology: Puerto Rico + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Puerto Rico|an}} Puerto Rico + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Puerto Rican (comparative more Puerto Rican, superlative most Puerto Rican)
  1. Of, from or relating to Puerto Rico or its people. Categories (topical): Demonyms Synonyms: boricua [US, colloquial] Derived forms: Puerto Rican spindalis (taxonomic: Spindalis portoricensis) Translations (pertaining to Puerto Rico): porto-riqueny (Catalan), 波多黎各的 (Bōduōlígè de) (Chinese Mandarin), portorický (Czech), puertorikansk (Danish), puertoricolainen (Finnish), portoricain (French), portorriqueño (Galician), puerto-ricanisch (German), Pokoliko (Hawaiian), portoricano (Italian), puertoricano (Italian), puertoricansk (Norwegian Bokmål), puertorikansk (Norwegian Bokmål), puertoricansk (Norwegian Nynorsk), puertorikansk (Norwegian Nynorsk), porto-riquenho (Portuguese), portorican (Romanian), пуэрторика́нский (puertorikánskij) (Russian), пуэрто-рика́нский (puerto-rikánskij) (Russian), puertorriqueño (Spanish), puertoricansk (Swedish), Puwertorikenyo (Tagalog), пуерторика́нський (puertorykánsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Puerto_Rican-en-adj-mpX4PgZ9

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/ [US], /ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ [UK], /ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Puerto Rican.wav [US] Forms: Puerto Ricans [plural]
Etymology: Puerto Rico + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Puerto Rico|an}} Puerto Rico + -an Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Puerto Rican (plural Puerto Ricans)
  1. A person from Puerto Rico. Categories (topical): Nationalities Categories (place): Puerto Rico Synonyms: Boricua Hypernyms: American Translations (person from Puerto Rico): porto-riqueny [masculine] (Catalan), porto-riquenya [feminine] (Catalan), 波多黎各人 (Bōduōlígèrén) (Chinese Mandarin), Portoričan [masculine] (Czech), puertoricaner [common-gender] (Danish), portorikano (english: man or woman) (Esperanto), portorikanino (english: woman) (Esperanto), puertoricolainen (Finnish), Portoricain [masculine] (French), Portoricaine [feminine] (French), portorriqueño [masculine] (Galician), Puerto-Ricaner [masculine] (German), Puerto-Ricanerin [feminine] (German), Pokoliko (Hawaiian), portoricano [masculine] (Italian), portoricana [feminine] (Italian), プエルトリコ人 (Puerutoriko-jin) (Japanese), puertoricaner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), puertorikaner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), puertorican [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), puertoricanar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), puertorikan [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), puertorikanar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), porto-riquenho [masculine] (Portuguese), portorican [masculine] (Romanian), portoricană [feminine] (Romanian), пуэрторика́нец (puertorikánec) [masculine] (Russian), пуэрторика́нка (puertorikánka) [feminine] (Russian), пуэрто-рика́нец (puerto-rikánec) [masculine] (Russian), пуэрто-рика́нка (puerto-rikánka) [feminine] (Russian), Portorikanac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Portorikanka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), puertorriqueño [masculine] (Spanish), puertorriqueña [feminine] (Spanish), boricua [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), puertorican [common-gender] (Swedish), Puwertorikenyo (Tagalog), ชาวปวยร์โตรีโก (Thai), Porto Rikolu (Turkish), пуерторика́нець (puertorykánecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пуерторика́нка (puertorykánka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Puerto_Rican-en-noun-Fy02vifq Disambiguation of Nationalities: 34 66 Disambiguation of Puerto Rico: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 73 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 25 75

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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "puertorikánskij",
          "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
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          "code": "es",
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        },
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          "code": "sv",
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        },
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
          "word": "Puwertorikenyo"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/",
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}
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        {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porto-riqueny"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "波多黎各人"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "puertoricaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "man or woman",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
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    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricolainen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Portoricaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "portorriqueño"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "portoricana"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Puerutoriko-jin",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "プエルトリコ人"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
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      ],
      "word": "puertoricaner"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
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      ],
      "word": "puertorikaner"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "puertorican"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
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      ],
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "porto-riquenho"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puertorikánec",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пуэрторика́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puertorikánka",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пуэрторика́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puerto-rikánec",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пуэрто-рика́нец"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puerto-rikánka",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пуэрто-рика́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Portorikanac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Portorikanka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "puertorriqueño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "boricua"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "puertorican"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "Puwertorikenyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "ชาวปวยร์โตรีโก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "word": "Porto Rikolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "puertorykánecʹ",
      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пуерторика́нець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "person from Puerto Rico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пуерторика́нка"
    }
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}

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        "US"
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      "ipa": "/ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "porto-riqueny"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Bōduōlígè de",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "波多黎各的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "portorický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertorikansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricolainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "portoricain"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "portorriqueño"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puerto-ricanisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "Pokoliko"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "portoricano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricano"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertorikansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertorikansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "porto-riquenho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "portorican"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puertorikánskij",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "пуэрторика́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puerto-rikánskij",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "пуэрто-рика́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertorriqueño"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "puertoricansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "Puwertorikenyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "puertorykánsʹkyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to Puerto Rico",
      "word": "пуерторика́нський"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Puerto Rican"
}

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