English Explanatory Dictionary

Neorican

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to natives or inhabitants of the mainland United States (especially New York) who are of Puerto Rican descent.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the mainland United States (especially New York) who is of Puerto Rican descent.

Pronunciation

/ˌniː.əʊˈɹiː.kən/ /ˌni.oʊˈɹi.kən/

Word forms

Neorican Neo-Rican Neoricans

Etymology

From neo- + (Puerto) Rican, modeled after Spanish neorriqueño, itself a blend of neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) + puertorriqueño (“Puerto Rican”).

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