another name for puerto rican
Puerto Rico. Spanish, literally rich harbor; Caribbean island, name given in 1493 by Christopher Columbus to the large bay on the north side of the island; he called the island itself San Juan. Over time the name of the bay became the name of the island and the name of the island was taken by the town that grew up at the bay. Puerto Rican nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. ([sb] from island of Puerto Rico) puertorriqueño nmnombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino (televisor, piso). boricua nmnombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino (televisor, piso). 1873 (n.), 1874 (adj.), from Puerto Rico + -an. Earlier was Porto Rican (1842). Spanish, literally rich harbor; Caribbean island, name given in 1493 by Christopher Columbus to the large bay on the north side of the island; he called the island itself San Juan. Puerto Rican adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house.. (of or from island of Puerto Rico) puertorriqueño/a adjadjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo (casa grande, mujer alta). Puerto Rico's History. XV Century. Taíno Indians who inhabited the territory, called the island Boriken or Borinquen which means: the great land of the valiant and noble Lord or land of the great lords. Today this word -used in various modifications- is still popularly used to designate the people and island of Puerto Rico. Moyeto -African American (This is typically used as a slang slur, and isn't typical within Puerto Rico, but rather the Dominican Republic. African American in Puerto Rico is 'moreno'/'morenoamericano' or 'persona de color'. Panna or Pana- Buddy (pana is a name for breadfruit in Puerto Rico) Sínsoras - a distant place. Puerto Ricans are natural-born citizens of the United States. However, Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the United States Congress, which governs the territory with full jurisdiction under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950. Puerto Rico (Spanish for Rich Port), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. Free Associated State of Puerto Rico) and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea. 2 Contributions. Puerto Rico's original name is Borinquen (in Spanish) Boriken, meaning Land of the Brave Lord in the language of the indeginous inhabitants, the Taino people. Cristopher Colum…bus named the island San Juan Bautista or St. John the Baptist. The capital city was called Puerto Rico or Rich Port. List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases. This article is a summary of common slang words and phrases used in Puerto Rico. Idiomatic expressions may be difficult to translate fully and may have multiple meanings, so the English translations below may not reflect the full meaning of the expression they intend to translate.
Porto Rican