Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/ US
[ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ] US
/ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/ Puerto Rico
/ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ UK
/ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ UK
/ˌpweːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/ Caribbean
/ˌpoːɹtəˈɹiːkoː/ Caribbean

Rhymes with -iːkəʊ

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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.

proper noun Porto Rico

A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean. He also added, “I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone… watch the whole set.”
Similar: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PR
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".
Similar: Borikén

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name territory of the United States of America in the Caribbean

Español	Puerto Rico
한국어	푸에르토리코 Puereutoriko
日本語	プエルトリコ Puerutoriko
中文	波多黎各 Bōduōlígè
हिन्दी	प्यूर्टो रिको pyūrṭo riko
Português	Porto Rico
Français	Porto Rico, Puerto Rico
Deutsch	Puerto Rico
Italiano	Porto Rico
Ελληνικά	Πουέρτο Ρίκο Pouérto Ríko, Πόρτο Ρίκο Pórto Ríko
Română	Porto Rico, Puerto Rico
Русский	Пуэ́рто-Ри́ко Puérto-Ríko
Tiếng Việt	Pu-éc-tô Ri-cô
العربية	بُورْتُو رِيكُو burtū rīkū, بُورْتُورِيكُو būrtūrīkū
עברית	פורטו ריקו porto riko

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@misc{puerto_rico_2026,
  title = {Puerto Rico},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puerto%20rico},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}