Puerto Rico

Oznaczający

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

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/

Etymologia

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.

Zdania

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