boricua
[ baw-ree-kwuh ]
/ bɔˈri kwə /
noun
a Puerto Rican, or person of Puerto Rican descent: He’s a proud boricua.
adjective
of or relating to Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans: the top ten boricua restaurants in New York;The new production of West Side Story will prioritize boricua casting.
Origin of boricua
First recorded in 1945–50; from Taino
Borikén “the great land of the valiant and noble lord” (the name of the island)
Words nearby boricua
borgia, lucrezia,
borglum,
boric,
boric acid,
boric oxide,
boricua,
boride,
boring,
boring bar,
boring machine,
boring mill