"boricua" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more boricua [comparative], most boricua [superlative]
Etymology: From Puerto Rican Spanish boricua, from Taíno *borīkē. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-PR|boricua}} Puerto Rican Spanish boricua, {{der|en|tnq|*borīkē}} Taíno *borīkē Head templates: {{en-adj}} boricua (comparative more boricua, superlative most boricua)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly US) Puerto Rican. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (place): Puerto Rico Synonyms: Boricua
    Sense id: en-boricua-en-adj-Kueb8vu4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for boricua meaning in English (1.7kB)

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