Puerto Rico
English
/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/, /ˌpwɛəɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/
proper noun
Definitions
- A self-governing Commonwealth in the Caribbean which is a territory of the United States.
- The island comprising most of that territory.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian Puerto Rico (Rich Port).
Origin
Spanish
Puerto Rico
Gloss
Rich Port
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico English
- Puerto Rican English
- commonwealth English
- of English
- Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Spanish, Castilian
- Puerto Rico Spanish, Castilian
- puertorriqueño Spanish, Castilian
- Puerto Rico Norwegian Bokmål
- プエルトリコ Japanese
- Portoryko Polish
- Puerto Rico Norwegian Nynorsk
- 波多黎各 Chinese