Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puerto rican

/ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: puer-to ri-can
IPA: /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Puerto Rico.

adj

Of, from or relating to Puerto Rico or its people.

Example Sentences

"Today many of our newcomers are from Mexico and Puerto Rico. We sometimes forget that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth and therefore cannot be considered immigrants. Nonetheless, they often receive the same discriminatory treatment and opprobrium that were faced by other waves of newcomers. The same things are said today of Puerto Ricans and Mexicans that were once said of Irish, Italians, Germans and Jews: “They’ll never adjust; they can’t learn the language; they won’t be absorbed.”"

Etymology

From Puerto Rico + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/
British English: /ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/

Inflected Forms

Puerto Ricans (plural) more Puerto Rican (comparative) most Puerto Rican (superlative)

Derived Forms

Neorican Nuyorican

Phrases

Puerto Rican infant hypotonia syndrome Puerto Ricanness Puerto Rican spindalis Puerto Rican syndrome Puerto Rican tanager Puerto Rican time Puerto Rican Virgin Islands

Synonyms

Boricua

Rhymes With

beacon weaken deacon mohican nuyorican newyorican sleeken neorican

Questions

How do you pronounce puerto rican?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/.
What does puerto rican mean?: A person from Puerto Rico.
Where does puerto rican come from?: From Puerto Rico + -an.

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