Puerto Rican
Greater Antilles islander
Puerto Rican describes people or things from Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island and U.S. territory.
As a noun, a Puerto Rican is a person of Puerto Rican origin or descent.
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth but cannot vote in presidential elections while residing on the island.
My grandmother is Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican cuisine blends Spanish, African, and Taíno influences.
Spicy tomato condiment
Spicy tomato condiment
- reggaetónLatin urban dance music
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- claveLatin music's rhythmic spine
- boleroCropped open-front jacket
cuatro · Tito Puente · Bad Bunny · Daddy Yankee · Marc Anthony
Water-bounded land mass
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- San JuanPuerto Rican capital city
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- AntillesCaribbean island arc
Mashed fried plantain dish
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
- coquitoCoconut cream rum punch
- sofritoSautéed vegetable cooking base
- yucaStarchy tropical root
pique · empanadillas · limber · piragua
Stateside Puerto Rican identity
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
- commonwealthState for public good
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
citizenship · American · statehood · independence · status · colonial · criollo · mestizo
Hybrid of two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- españolThe Castilian language
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
Relating to Spain's overseas territories
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- commonwealthState for public good
- criolloAmerican-born colonial Spaniard
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
colonialism · Spanish conquest · sugar plantation · hacienda · petroglyph
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- casitaSmall house, Spanish-speaking regions
cuatro · quinceañera · plaza
salsa
Spicy tomato condiment
bolero · cuatro · Tito Puente · Bad Bunny · Daddy Yankee · Marc Anthony
island
Water-bounded land mass
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- San JuanPuerto Rican capital city
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
Antilles · Greater Antilles · Caribbean Sea · Old San Juan · Arecibo
mofongo
Mashed fried plantain dish
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
- coquitoCoconut cream rum punch
- sofritoSautéed vegetable cooking base
yuca · pique · empanadillas · limber · piragua
Nuyorican
Stateside Puerto Rican identity
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
- commonwealthState for public good
territory · citizenship · American · statehood · independence · status · colonial · criollo · mestizo
Spanglish
Hybrid of two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- españolThe Castilian language
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
Spanish colonial
Relating to Spain's overseas territories
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
- commonwealthState for public good
- criolloAmerican-born colonial Spaniard
mestizo · colonialism · Spanish conquest · sugar plantation · hacienda · petroglyph
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- Territory ResidentsBermudian, Guamanians, Guamanian, Caymanian
- Caribbean identityAfro-Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Creole, mulatto, mestizo
- American cuisineSouthern, Cajun, Creole, soul food, barbecue
- American EthnicityIrish American, Italian American, German American, Mexican American, Polish American
- LatinoMexican, Cuban, Colombian, Dominican, Peruvian
Puerto RicanTexan
Southwest state resident
Californian · New Yorker · Hawaiian · Alaskan