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[ tee-koh; Spanish tee-kaw ] / ˈti koʊ; Spanish ˈti kɔ / Slang.(in Central America)
noun, plural Ti·cos [tee-kohz; Spanish tee-kaws]. /ˈti koʊz; Spanish ˈti kɔs/. a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica. adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of Costa Rica or its inhabitants: an exhibition of Tico art. Origin of Tico<American Spanish tico, said to be from Costa Ricans' predilection for diminutives formed with the suffix -itico Words nearby Ticotick trefoil, tick typhus, ticky-tacky, Ticlid, ticlopidine hydrochloride, Tico, Ticonderoga, Tic Tac, tic-tac-toe, tictoc, t.i.d. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for TicoShe has written for The New York Sun, GothamSchools, the Tico Times, and Fodor's Travel Guides. TV's Teen Mom Explosion|Liz Goodwin|January 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST She has written for the New York Sun, GothamSchools, the Tico Times, and Fodor's Travel Guides. Michael Moore's Muse|Liz Goodwin|October 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST Liz Goodwin has written for the New York Sun, GothamSchools, the Tico Times, and Fodor's Travel Guides. The Next Sarah Palin?|Liz Goodwin|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST Faye caught her breath as the growl and howl of Tico was blended with the yip-yip of wolves. Johnny Longbow|Roy J. Snell
As they descended they marveled more and more at the downward passage Tico had discovered. Johnny Longbow|Roy J. Snell A moment more and Gordon Duncan, with Tico hitched to an improvised sled, stood beside them. Johnny Longbow|Roy J. Snell From this point of vantage she was able to make a more careful study of the bear and to discover that he was not Tico after all. Johnny was feeling a little ashamed of his record when his eyes fell upon the wolf that had attacked Tico. Johnny Longbow|Roy J. Snell
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