Nuyorican

See also: nuyorican

English

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Etymology

Blend of New York +‎ Puerto Rican.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌnuːjəˈɹiːkən/
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Adjective

Nuyorican (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.

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Noun

Nuyorican (plural Nuyoricans)

  1. A New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent.
    • 1976 May 14, David Vidal, “‘Nuyoricans’ Express Pain and Joy in Poetry”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      There are about 40 young men and women, largely second‐ and third-generation Puerto Rican New Yorkers who call themselves “Nuyoricans,” in the crowded storefront cafe at 505 East Sixth Street, on the Lower East Side.

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Proper noun

Nuyorican

  1. The variety of Spanish spoken by Nuyoricans.

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