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Neorican
noun
Neo·ri·can
\¦nēō¦rēkən\
Definition of Neorican
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: a Puerto Rican who lives on the U.S. mainland or who has lived there but has returned to Puerto Rico
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Origin and Etymology of neorican
modification of American Spanish neorriqueño Puerto Rican living in New York City, blend of Spanish neoyorquino New Yorker, and puertorriqueño Puerto Rican
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