What does Puertorriqueño mean?
Practice Version
Puertorriqueno:
Puerto Rican. puertorriqueno. "Puertorriqueo" is the Spanish word for a person from Puerto Rico.
Example:
Puertorriqueño (pwehr-toh-rree-KEH-nyoh) means “Puerto Rican”—someone or something from Puerto Rico. Picture a sunny harbor with a sign reading “RICH PORT”: puerto means “port,” and rico means “rich,” so Puerto Rico’s name gives you a handy English memory hook. A puertorriqueño is someone with roots in that “rich port”—rich in culture, music, and island pride!
