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Borinqueño

noun
Bo·rin·que·ño | \ ˌbȯriŋˈkān(ˌ)yō \
plural -s

Definition of Borinqueño 

1 : a native or resident of Puerto Rico

2 : one of the extinct aboriginal Indians of Puerto Rico — compare arawak

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History and Etymology for Borinqueño

Spanish, from Borinquén, Boriquén, old name for Puerto Rico, from Taino Boriquen

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