Puerto Rican

[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pohr-; Sp. pwer-taw ree-kaw]

Puer·to Ri·co

[pwer-tuh ree-koh, pwer-toh, pawr-tuh, pohr-; Sp. pwer-taw ree-kaw]
noun
an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3,196,520; 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR
Formerly (until 1932), Porto Rico.

Puerto Rican, adjective, noun
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Puerto Rican is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Puerto Rican (ˈpwɜːtəʊ ˈriːkən, ˈpwɛə-)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to Puerto Rico or its inhabitants
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico

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