"Tico" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Spanish tico which arose from the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rica. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|tico}} Spanish tico Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Tico (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Costa Rican Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-Tico-en-adj-DZBEl-5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50

Noun

Forms: Ticos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish tico which arose from the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rica. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|tico}} Spanish tico Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tico (plural Ticos)
  1. (slang) Costa Rican Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Tico-en-noun-DZBEl-5T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50

Inflected forms

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