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Spanish
Etymology
From Puerto Rico + -eño.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pweɾtoriˈkeɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: puer‧to‧rri‧que‧ño
Adjective
puertorriqueño (feminine puertorriqueña, masculine plural puertorriqueños, feminine plural puertorriqueñas)
- Puerto Rican (of, from or relating to Puerto Rico)
Noun
puertorriqueño m (plural puertorriqueños, feminine puertorriqueña, feminine plural puertorriqueñas)
- Puerto Rican (native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico) (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonyms: portorriqueño, boricua
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