boricua

== English == === Alternative forms === Boricua === Etymology === From Puerto Rican Spanish boricua, from Taíno *borīkē. === Adjective === boricua (comparative more boricua, superlative most boricua) (colloquial, chiefly US) Puerto Rican. === Noun === boricua (plural boricuas) (colloquial, chiefly US) A Puerto Rican. === Anagrams === Caribou, caribou == Spanish == === Etymology === From Taíno *borīkē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈɾikwa/ [boˈɾi.kwa] Rhymes: -ikwa Syllabification: bo‧ri‧cua === Adjective === boricua m or f (masculine and feminine plural boricuas) (colloquial) Puerto Rican Synonyms: puertorriqueño, borinqueño === Noun === boricua m or f by sense (plural boricuas) (colloquial) Puerto Rican Synonyms: puertorriqueño, borinqueño ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: boricua === Further reading === “boricua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025