tico
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Definition of tico
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable, slang)Costa Rican
“October 1946, National Geographic The musical intonation and liberal use of diminutives make Tico Spanish particularly effective for expressing sentiment and affection.”
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adj
-
(not-comparable, slang)Costa Rican
“October 1946, National Geographic The musical intonation and liberal use of diminutives make Tico Spanish particularly effective for expressing sentiment and affection.”
noun
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(slang)Costa Rican
“Most of the people here are from the embassies. The Ticos—that's what the natives call themselves—come in the evening.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Spanish tico which arose from the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rica.
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