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adj
Of or relating to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Nuyorican.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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name
The variety of Spanish spoken by New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Blend of New York + Puerto Rican (adjective, noun), possibly influenced by Spanish neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) or Nu(eva) Yor(k) (“New York”).
Across languages
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