bouriqua, boricua

snz8301 · #1 July 05, 2008, 12:11 PM

what does bouriqua mean??

**Rusty** · #2 July 05, 2008, 01:44 PM

Perhaps you mean boricua. Please provide some context so that we can give you a better answer.

**Rusty** · #3 July 05, 2008, 01:59 PM

In case you meant boricua, I'll tell you what that means.
A boricua is usually what a person who was born in Puerto Rico calls herself/himself. This word is not Spanish, but comes from the indigenous Taíno people that inhabited the island before the Spanish conquests.

snz8301 · #4 July 05, 2008, 09:28 PM

thanks for the info... it is used by a puerto rican guy... wasnt sure what he was sayin

***Tomisimo*** · #5 July 06, 2008, 06:51 AM

Thanks Rusty, I hadn't heard that word before.

poli · #6 July 07, 2008, 05:21 AM

Borínquen is another word related to Boriqua. Both relate to the island of
Puerto Rico as well as the Puerto Rican people.

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