Tico

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TEE-koh'TEE-koh'2 syllables

🇪🇸Spanish

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MEANING

A colloquial term for Costa Rican

ORIGIN

Latin American

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Costa Rican Spanish, where 'tico' is a diminutive suffix used in the local dialect

CULTURAL NOTES

Used affectionately to refer to people from Costa Rica

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The term 'tico' has been used since the early 20th century to describe a characteristic style of Spanish spoken in Costa Rica

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