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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescostarricense
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kos.ta.riˈsen.se
"El costarricense saludó con un amable 'Pura vida'."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A native or inhabitant of Costa Rica; colloquially referred to as a tico.
"Many Ticos are known for their warm hospitality and the popular phrase 'Pura Vida'."
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Relating to Costa Rica, its people, or its culture.
"She fell in love with the vibrant Costa Rican wildlife during her rainforest trek."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish 'costaricense', combining 'costa' (coast) and 'rica' (rich), originating in the colonial era to describe the inhabitants and attributes of the Central American nation. In colloquial Spanish, especially across Latin America, 'tico' is a well-known demonymic nickname for a Costa Rican, stemming from their unique grammatical habit of using diminutive suffixes ending in '-tico' instead of '-ito'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Costa Rican" is said worldwide
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Costaricien
Transliteration: kɔs.ta.ʁi.sjɛ̃
"Il a rencontré un Costaricien sympathique à San José."
Costa-Ricaner
Transliteration: ˈkɔsta ʁikaːnɐ
"Der Costa-Ricaner erzählte uns viel über sein Heimatland."
costaricano
Transliteration: kos.ta.riˈkaː.no
"Ho conosciuto un costaricano molto gentile in viaggio."
costarricense
Transliteration: kos.ta.riˈsen.se
"El costarricense saludó con un amable 'Pura vida'."
costarriquenho
Transliteration: kɔs.ta.ʁiˈkẽ.jnu
"O costarriquenho explicou a cultura de seu país."
कोस्टा रिकाई
Transliteration: kos-ta ri-kai
"वह एक मित्रवत कोस्टा रिकाई नागरिक है।"
哥斯达黎加人
Transliteration: gē sī dá lí jiā rén
"这位哥斯达黎加人非常喜欢咖啡。"
코스타리카인
Transliteration: ko-seu-ta-ri-ka-in
"그 코스타리카인은 친절하게 길을 안내해 주었다."
コスタリカ人
Transliteration: kosutarika jin
"彼は陽気なコスタリカ人の友人です。"
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