Meanings
plural Puerto Ricans
- A person from Puerto Rico.
1 more example
Today many of our newcomers are from Mexico and Puerto Rico. We sometimes forget that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth and therefore cannot be considered immigrants. Nonetheless, they often receive the same discriminatory treatment and opprobrium that were faced by other waves of newcomers. The same things are said today of Puerto Ricans and Mexicans that were once said of Irish, Italians, Germans and Jews: “They’ll never adjust; they can’t learn the language; they won’t be absorbed.”
1964, John F. Kennedy, “Waves of Immigration-the Post-Revolutionary Forces”, in A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 63Synonyms: Boricua
comparative more Puerto Rican · superlative most Puerto Rican
- Of, from or relating to Puerto Rico or its people.
Synonyms: boricua
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from Puerto Rico.
adjectiveOf, from or relating to Puerto Rico or its people.
Origin
Translations
Catalan porto-riqueny, porto-riquenya
- porto-riquenyperson from Puerto Rico
- porto-riquenyaperson from Puerto Rico
- porto-riquenypertaining to Puerto Rico
Chinese Mandarin 波多黎各人, 波多黎各的
- 波多黎各人 (Bōduōlígèrén)person from Puerto Rico
- 波多黎各的 (Bōduōlígè de)pertaining to Puerto Rico
Czech Portoričan, portorický
- Portoričanperson from Puerto Rico
- portorickýpertaining to Puerto Rico
Danish puertoricaner, puertorikansk
- puertoricanerperson from Puerto Rico
- puertorikanskpertaining to Puerto Rico
Esperanto portorikano, portorikanino
- portorikanoperson from Puerto Rico
- portorikaninoperson from Puerto Rico
Finnish puertoricolainen, puertoricolainen
- puertoricolainenperson from Puerto Rico
- puertoricolainenpertaining to Puerto Rico
French Portoricain, Portoricaine
- Portoricainperson from Puerto Rico
- Portoricaineperson from Puerto Rico
- portoricainpertaining to Puerto Rico
German Puerto-Ricaner, Puerto-Ricanerin
- Puerto-Ricanerperson from Puerto Rico
- Puerto-Ricanerinperson from Puerto Rico
- puerto-ricanischpertaining to Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Pokoliko, Pokoliko
- Pokolikoperson from Puerto Rico
- Pokolikopertaining to Puerto Rico
Italian portoricano, portoricana
- portoricanoperson from Puerto Rico
- portoricanaperson from Puerto Rico
- portoricanopertaining to Puerto Rico
- puertoricanopertaining to Puerto Rico
Japanese プエルトリコ人, プエルトリコの
- プエルトリコ人 (Puerutoriko-jin)person from Puerto Rico
- プエルトリコの (Puerutoriko no)pertaining to Puerto Rico
Korean 푸에르토리코인, 푸에르토리코 사람
- 푸에르토리코인 (puereutorikoin)person from Puerto Rico
- 푸에르토리코 사람 (puereutoriko saram)person from Puerto Rico
- 푸에르토리코의 (Puereutoriko-ui)pertaining to Puerto Rico
Norwegian Bokmål puertoricaner, puertorikaner
- puertoricanerperson from Puerto Rico
- puertorikanerperson from Puerto Rico
- puertoricanskpertaining to Puerto Rico
- puertorikanskpertaining to Puerto Rico
Polish Portorykańczyk, Portorykanka
- Portorykańczykperson from Puerto Rico
- Portorykankaperson from Puerto Rico
- portorykańskipertaining to Puerto Rico
Portuguese porto-riquenho, porto-riquense
- porto-riquenhoperson from Puerto Rico
- porto-riquenseperson from Puerto Rico
- porto-riquenhopertaining to Puerto Rico
- porto-riquensepertaining to Puerto Rico
Romanian portorican, portoricană
- portoricanperson from Puerto Rico
- portoricanăperson from Puerto Rico
- portoricanpertaining to Puerto Rico
Russian пуэрторика́нец, пуэрторика́нка
- пуэрторика́нец (puertorikánec)person from Puerto Rico
- пуэрторика́нка (puertorikánka)person from Puerto Rico
- пуэрто-рика́нец (puerto-rikánec)person from Puerto Rico
- пуэрто-рика́нка (puerto-rikánka)person from Puerto Rico
- пуэрторика́нский (puertorikánskij)pertaining to Puerto Rico
- пуэрто-рика́нский (puerto-rikánskij)pertaining to Puerto Rico
Spanish puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña
- puertorriqueñoperson from Puerto Rico
- puertorriqueñaperson from Puerto Rico
- boricuaperson from Puerto Rico
- puertorriqueñopertaining to Puerto Rico
Swedish puertorican, puertoricansk
- puertoricanperson from Puerto Rico
- puertoricanskpertaining to Puerto Rico
Tagalog Puwertorikenyo, Puwertorikenyo
- Puwertorikenyoperson from Puerto Rico
- Puwertorikenyopertaining to Puerto Rico
Thai ชาวปวยร์โตรีโก
- ชาวปวยร์โตรีโกperson from Puerto Rico
Turkish Porto Rikolu
- Porto Rikoluperson from Puerto Rico
Ukrainian пуерторика́нець, пуерторика́нка
- пуерторика́нець (puertorykánecʹ)person from Puerto Rico
- пуерторика́нка (puertorykánka)person from Puerto Rico
- пуерторика́нський (puertorykánsʹkyj)pertaining to Puerto Rico
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Puerto Rican
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Puerto Rican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rican
“Puerto Rican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rican. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puerto Rican,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rican.
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