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Masculine plural oftico(noun)
Masculine plural oftico(adjective)

tico

el tico, la tica(
tee
-
koh
)
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1. (nationality)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
a. Costa Rican
En mi facultad hay muchos ticos y boricuas.At my school there are many Costa Ricans and Puerto Ricans.
Oscar Arias es el único tico en haber ganado el Premio Nobel.Oscar Arias is the only Costa Rican to have won the Nobel Prize.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
2. (of Costa Rican origin)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
a. Costa Rican
Keylor Navas es un futbolista tico, nacido en San José.Keylor Navas is a Costa Rican soccer player. He was born in San Jose.
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