Meanings
proper noun
alternative Porto Rico
- A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
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2024 October 28, Danielle Kurtzleben, “Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally”, in NPRSynonyms: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PR
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
proper nounThe island comprising most of that territory.
Similar
Origin
- SpanishPuerto Rico
- EnglishPuerto Rico
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.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُورْتُو رِيكُو, بُورْتُورِيكُو
- بُورْتُو رِيكُو (burtū rīkū)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- بُورْتُورِيكُو (būrtūrīkū)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Bulgarian Пуерто Ри́ко
- Пуерто Ри́ко (Puerto Ríko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Catalan Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Chinese Cantonese 波多黎各
- 波多黎各 (bo¹ do¹ lai⁴ gok³)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Chinese Mandarin 波多黎各
- 波多黎各 (Bōduōlígè)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Czech Portorico, Portoriko
- Portoricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Portorikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Danish Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Dutch Puerto Rico, Porto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Porto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Esperanto Portoriko, Puerto-Riko
- Portorikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Puerto-Rikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Porto-Rikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Finnish Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
French Porto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Porto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
German Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Greek Πουέρτο Ρίκο, Πόρτο Ρίκο
- Πουέρτο Ρίκο (Pouérto Ríko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Πόρτο Ρίκο (Pórto Ríko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Hawaiian Pokoliko
- Pokolikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Hebrew פורטו ריקו
- פורטו ריקו (porto riko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Hindi प्यूर्टो रिको
- प्यूर्टो रिको (pyūrṭo riko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Hungarian Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Icelandic Púertó Ríkó
- Púertó Ríkóterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Irish Pórtó Ríce
- Pórtó Ríceterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Italian Porto Rico
- Porto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Japanese プエルトリコ
- プエルトリコ (Puerutoriko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Korean 푸에르토리코
- 푸에르토리코 (Puereutoriko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Latin Portus Dives
- Portus Divesterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Latvian Puertoriko
- Puertorikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Lithuanian Puerto Rikas
- Puerto Rikasterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Norwegian Bokmål Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Polish Portoryko, Puerto Rico
- Portorykoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Portuguese Porto Rico
- Porto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Romanian Porto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Porto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Russian Пуэ́рто-Ри́ко
- Пуэ́рто-Ри́ко (Puérto-Ríko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Slovak Portoriko
- Portorikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Spanish Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Swedish Puerto Rico
- Puerto Ricoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Thai ปวยร์โตรีโก
- ปวยร์โตรีโก (bpuai-dtoo-rii-gôo)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Turkish Porto Riko
- Porto Rikoterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Ukrainian Пуерто-Ри́ко
- Пуерто-Ри́ко (Puerto-Rýko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Vietnamese Pu-éc-tô Ri-cô
- Pu-éc-tô Ri-côterritory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Yiddish פּוערטאָ ריקאָ
- פּוערטאָ ריקאָ (puerto riko)territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Puerto Rico
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Puerto Rico. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rico
MLA
“Puerto Rico.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rico. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puerto Rico,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puerto%20Rico.
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