Puerto Rico

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
2. The island comprising most of that territory.

Concepten

Puerto Rico

Porto Rico

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.

Zinnen

After he was fired , the two left Puerto Rico to work in Miami , Florida .

Nadat hij was ontslagen, verlieten de twee Puerto Rico om te werken in Miami, Florida.