Nuyorican

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Nu·yo·ri·can

N0199550 (no͞o′yə-rē′kən)n. Informal A person of Puerto Rican birth or ancestry living primarily in New York City.
[Blend of New York and (Puerto) Rican.]
Nu′yo·ri′can adj.

Ne•o•ri•can

(ˌni oʊˈri kən)

also Nuyorican


n. 1. a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Neoricans. [1970–75]