Nuyorican
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See also: nuyorican
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of New York + Puerto Rican.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnuːjəˈɹiːkən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
Nuyorican (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.
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Noun
Nuyorican (plural Nuyoricans)
- A New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent.
- 1976 May 14, David Vidal, “‘Nuyoricans’ Express Pain and Joy in Poetry”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- There are about 40 young men and women, largely second‐ and third-generation Puerto Rican New Yorkers who call themselves “Nuyoricans,” in the crowded storefront cafe at 505 East Sixth Street, on the Lower East Side.
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Proper noun
Nuyorican
- The variety of Spanish spoken by Nuyoricans.
