Usage Note
Puertorriqueño can also function as a noun: un puertorriqueño / una puertorriqueña. The double-r in puertorriqueño reflects standard Spanish spelling — the rr between vowels signals the trilled sound — and it is written as one word, not two. Boricua is the colloquial, affectionate demonym widely used in everyday speech and music.
Examples
"El músico puertorriqueño actuó en Nueva York."
Natural Translation
The Puerto Rican musician performed in New York.
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