bouriqua, boricua

[snz8301]

what does bouriqua mean??

[Rusty]

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

[Rusty]

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]

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

[Tomisimo]

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

[poli]

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