Tico

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tē′kō; Sp. tē′kô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ti•co  (tē′kō; Sp. tē′kô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cos (-kōz; Sp. -kôs),USA pronunciation  adj. [Slang.](in Central America)

n. 
  1. Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Costa Rica.

adj. 
  1. Place Namesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Costa Rica or its inhabitants:an exhibition of Tico art.
  • American Spanish tico, said to be from Costa Ricans' predilection for diminutives formed with the suffix -itico


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