Puerto Rico

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
The island comprising most of that territory.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/ [ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ] /ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/ pwěrʹtō rēʹkō LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Puerto Rico.wav /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ /ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Puerto Rico.wav /ˌpweːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/ /ˌpoːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/

Word forms

Puerto Rico Porto Rico

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.

Synonyms

Related words

boricua San Juan

Derived words

Puertopia Puerto Rican

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