costarricense

Spanish

Etymology

From Costa Rica +‎ -ense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kostariˈθense/ [kos.t̪a.riˈθẽn.se]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kostariˈsense/ [kos.t̪a.riˈsẽn.se]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: cos‧ta‧rri‧cen‧se

Adjective

costarricense m or f (masculine and feminine plural costarricenses)

1. Costa Rican

   Synonym: tico

Noun

costarricense m or f by sense (plural costarricenses)

1. Costa Rican

Related terms

• Costa Rica

 

Further reading

• “costarricense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014