Vocabulary
maga
female magician, female conjurer; Thespesia grandiflora, a tree native to Puerto Rico also planted elsewhere for its fairness and the working properties of its wood
Noun
plena
a plain, pl. plains; a type of music from the island of Puerto Rico featuring a characteristic rhythm played upon frame drums called panderetas; Dancehall music, Reggae en Español; A song, especially one that is catchy and/or personally preferred by the listener; a jam, a tune.
Noun
estadidad
statehood, particularly referring to the proposed admission of Puerto Rico as a state of the United States.
Noun
jíbaro
Jivaroan; one of the original Canarian settlers of Puerto Rico who lived as farmers in the mountainous regions; an ignorant person from a rural area; drug trafficker; the Jivaroan family of languages
Noun
sanjuanero
Sanjuanero (of, from or relating to the city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico; San Juan, Cuba; the city of San Juan de Morros, capital of the state of Guárico, Venezuela; or the city or province of San Juan de Maguana, Dominican Republic); Sanjuanero (native or inhabitant of the city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico; San Juan, Cuba; the city of San Juan de Morros, capital of the state of Guárico, Venezuela; or the city or province of San Juan de Maguana, Dominican Republic) (usually male); common cockchafer
Noun
riopedrense
of, from or relating to Rio das Pedras, Brazil; of, from or relating to Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Adjective
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean; official name: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico)
Name
riopedrense
native or inhabitant of Rio das Pedras, Brazil; native or inhabitant of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Noun
Miramar
Miramar (a coastal city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina).; Miramar (a coastal town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina).; Miramar (a residential district of Playa, Havana, Cuba).; Miramar (a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico).; Miramar (a corregimiento in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama).; Miramar (a corregimiento in Colón Province, Panama).; Miramar (a district in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica).; Miramar (a neighbourhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico).; Miramar (a municipality in Valencia, Spain).
Name
Arecibo
Arecibo (a city, a municipality of Puerto Rico); the Arecibo radiotelescope; a diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church
Name
de Jesús
a religious-origin surname, particularly common in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Name
Santa Isabel
Santa Isabel (a town in La Pampa province, Argentina).; Santa Isabel (a neighbourhood of Bogotá, Colombia).; Santa Isabel (a town and municipality in Tolima department, Colombia).; Santa Isabel (a volcano in Tolima department, Colombia).; Santa Isabel (a city in Mexicali municipality, Baja California, Mexico).; Santa Isabel (a town and municipality in Chihuahua, Mexico).; Santa Isabel (a corrigimiento and district in Colón province, Panama).; Santa Isabel (a town and municipality on the south coast of Puerto Rico).
Name
San Juan
Saint John; several places named after Saint John or Saint John the Baptist; San Juan (the capital city of Puerto Rico); San Juan (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines); San Juan (a municipality in eastern Batangas, Philippines); San Juan (a municipality of La Union, Philippines); San Juan (a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines); San Juan (a province of Argentina)
Name
Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the official name of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States)
Name