adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Nicaragua or of Nicaraguan descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to Nicaragua or is people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Nicaraguan earthquakes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Central American
Narrower terms: Contra
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Nicaragua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nicaraguan From Nicaragua + -an.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
nicaraguanu
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Catalan:
nicaragüenc
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Czech:
nikaragujský
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Dutch:
Nicaraguaans
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Finnish:
nicaragualainen
— pertaining to Nicaragua
French:
nicaraguayen
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Galician:
nicaraguano
— pertaining to Nicaragua
German:
nicaraguanisch
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Greek:
νικαραγουανός
(nikaragouanós)
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Irish:
Nicearaguach
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Italian:
nicaraguense
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Italian:
nicaraguegno
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Norwegian Bokmål:
nicaraguansk
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nicaraguansk
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Polish:
nikaraguański
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Portuguese:
nicaraguense
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Romanian:
nicaraguan
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Russian:
никарагуа́нский
(nikaraguánskij)
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Spanish:
nicaragüense
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Spanish:
pinolero
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Swahili:
Kinikaragwa
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Swedish:
nicaraguansk
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Tagalog:
Nikaraguwense
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Tagalog:
Nikaragwenyo
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Welsh:
Nicaragwaidd
— pertaining to Nicaragua
Asturian:
nicaraguanu
— person from Nicaragua
Asturian:
nicaraguana
— person from Nicaragua
Azerbaijani:
nikaraqualı
— person from Nicaragua
Catalan:
nicaragüenc
— person from Nicaragua
Catalan:
nicaragüenca
— person from Nicaragua
Czech:
Nikaragujec
— person from Nicaragua
Dutch:
Nicaraguaan
— person from Nicaragua
Dutch:
Nicaraguaanse
— person from Nicaragua
Esperanto:
nikaragvano
— person from Nicaragua
Esperanto:
nikaragvanino
— person from Nicaragua
Finnish:
nicaragualainen
— person from Nicaragua
French:
Nicaraguayen
— person from Nicaragua
French:
Nicaraguayenne
— person from Nicaragua
Galician:
nicaraguano
— person from Nicaragua
German:
Nicaraguaner
— person from Nicaragua
German:
Nicaraguanerin
— person from Nicaragua
Greek:
Νικαραγουανός
(Nikaragouanós)
— person from Nicaragua
Irish:
Nicearaguach
— person from Nicaragua
Italian:
nicaraguense
— person from Nicaragua
Italian:
nicaraguegno
— person from Nicaragua
Norwegian Bokmål:
nicaraguaner
— person from Nicaragua
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nicaraguan
— person from Nicaragua
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nicaraguanar
— person from Nicaragua
Portuguese:
nicaraguense
— person from Nicaragua
Romanian:
nicaraguan
— person from Nicaragua
Romanian:
nicaraguană
— person from Nicaragua
Russian:
никарагуа́нец
(nikaraguánec)
— person from Nicaragua
Russian:
никарагуа́нка
(nikaraguánka)
— person from Nicaragua
Serbo-Croatian:
Никарагва́нац
— person from Nicaragua
Serbo-Croatian:
Nikaragvánac
— person from Nicaragua
