English–Spanish

“puerto rican” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/pweɾtoriˈkeɲo/

Example

Ella es puertorriqueña.

She is Puerto Rican.

Illustration for puertorriqueño (puerto rican)

How to say “puerto rican” in Spanish

“Puerto rican” in Spanish is puertorriqueño.

Someone or something relating to Puerto Rico.

Full entry for puertorriqueño: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with puertorriqueño

Conocí a unos puertorriqueños en la conferencia.

I met some Puerto Ricans at the conference.

Tips for using puertorriqueño

  • In everyday speech, boricua commonly replaces puertorriqueño for people in informal contexts, while puertorriqueño appears in formal contexts and changes form for gender and number.

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