Puerto Rico en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/ (Puerto-Rico)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpoːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/ (Caribbean)
- /ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- pwěrʹtō rēʹkō (Puerto-Rico)
- [ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ] (US)
- /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/ (US)
- /ˌpweːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/ (Caribbean)
- /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.
Meanings
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A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
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The island comprising most of that territory.
The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was 'Borikén', which literally means "Homeland of the People".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Rico | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico · PR · Borikén
Translations (76)
pl Portoryko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · pap Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · lv Puertoriko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · km ព័រតូរីកូ (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · vi Pu-éc-tô Ri-cô (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · sk Portoriko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · hi प्यूर्टो रिको (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · jam Puoto Riiko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · lt Puerto Rikas (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · bg Пуерто Ри́ко (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · be Пўэрта-Ры́ка (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · io Porto-Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · nrf Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · und Countries and territories of the world (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · hy Պուերտո Ռիկո (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · la Portus Dives (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · haw Pokoliko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · it Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · lo ເປີໂຕຣິໂກ (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · is Púertó Ríkó (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ar بُورْتُو رِيكُو (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · yi פּוערטאָ ריקאָ (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ast Puertu Ricu (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · acw بورتو ريكو (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · de Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · nn Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ga Pórtó Ríce (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · fi Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · yue 波多黎各 (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · be Пуэрта-Ры́ка (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · fy Porto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ast Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ko 푸에르토리코 (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · fr Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · eo Puerto-Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · el Πόρτο Ρίκο (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · hu Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ja プエルトリコ (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · tr Porto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · gl Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · co Portu Ricu (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ka პუერტო-რიკო (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · cs Portorico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · sv Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · nb Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · pt Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · nl Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · mk Портори́ко (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · cmn 波多黎各 (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · el Πουέρτο Ρίκο (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · nl Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · br Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · wo Poortorikoo (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · es Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · da Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · he פורטו ריקו (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · fo Puerto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ar بُورْتُورِيكُو (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · pl Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · fr Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · co Portiricu (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · eo Portoriko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · sh Portoriko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · cs Portoriko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ca Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · iu ᐳᕐᑐ ᕆᑯ (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · th ปวยร์โตรีโก (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · eo Porto-Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ru Пуэ́рто-Ри́ко (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ro Porto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ro Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · sh Porto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · ia Puerto Rico (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · yo Pọto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · mt Porto Riko (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean) · uk Пуерто-Ри́ко (territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean)