Nationality Nicknames
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What are all the nicknames for nationality? E.g. borinqueño = Puerto Rican, quisqueyano = Dominican, catracho = Honduran, tico = Costa Rican.
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updated Sep 28, 2012
posted by r-friedman
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Hola R-Friedman
Quizás esta sea una lista de las palabras que has buscado
http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Gentilicios_xenófobos_y_coloquiales
Espero recibir tu opinión ¡Gracias!
updated Sep 28, 2012
posted by Fidalgo
Muy útil, gracias por su respuesta. Y gané una nueva palabra, "gentilico". - r-friedman, Sep 28, 2012
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They are common in Colombian Spanish for referring to a person's home region like for example Colombians from the capital city of Bogota are called "rolos" and from the city of Cali are called "caleños" those from the city of Medellin and surrounding areas are called "paisas"
updated Sep 28, 2012
posted by Gringa04
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be careful with some of those nicknames in usage though. some of them may be offensive.
updated Sep 28, 2012
posted by spanish_noob
