Borinqueño
Definition of Borinqueño
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1 : a native or resident of Puerto Rico
2 : one of the extinct aboriginal Indians of Puerto Rico — compare arawak
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Origin and Etymology of borinqueño
Spanish, from Borinquén, Boriquén, old name for Puerto Rico, from Taino Boriquen
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