Ticon.adj.

/ˈtiːkəʊ/

Etymology: < American Spanish Tico, apparently because of the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rican Spanish.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

= Costa Rican n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Costa Rica

Costa Rican1841

Tico1905

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Costa Rican

Tico1946

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [adjective] > Central America > specific countries > Costa Rica

Costa Rican1849

Tico1946

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Italic > of Romance languages > Spanish > Costa Rican Spanish

Tico1946

1905 G. Casement tr. R. Fernández Guardia Cuentos Ticos: Short Stories of Costa Rica 73 To the reader who does not know that in Central America the inhabitants of Guatemala are called ‘Chopines’, those of Salvador and Honduras ‘Guacanos’, those of Nicaragua ‘Nicos’ and ‘Pinolios’, and the Costa Ricans ‘Ticos’, the title of this book will be unintelligible.

1944 J. Biesanz & M. Biesanz Costa Rican Life i. 15 The villagers' speech abounds in the diminutive that has earned Costa Ricans the nickname ‘Ticos’.

1946 National Geographic Mag. Oct. 413/2 The musical intonation and liberal use of diminutives make Tico Spanish particularly effective for expressing sentiment and affection.

1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 79 Most of the people here are from the embassies. The Ticos—that's what the natives call themselves—come in the evening.

1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 86 The Tico families are a closed society.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	tico
释义	Ticon.adj. /ˈtiːkəʊ/ Etymology: < American Spanish Tico, apparently because of the frequent use of the diminutive suffix -tico in Costa Rican Spanish. slang (chiefly U.S.). = Costa Rican n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [noun] > Costa Rica Costa Rican1841 Tico1905 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Central America > [adjective] > Costa Rican Tico1946 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [adjective] > Central America > specific countries > Costa Rica Costa Rican1849 Tico1946 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Indo-European > Italic > of Romance languages > Spanish > Costa Rican Spanish Tico1946 1905 G. Casement tr. R. Fernández Guardia Cuentos Ticos: Short Stories of Costa Rica 73 To the reader who does not know that in Central America the inhabitants of Guatemala are called ‘Chopines’, those of Salvador and Honduras ‘Guacanos’, those of Nicaragua ‘Nicos’ and ‘Pinolios’, and the Costa Ricans ‘Ticos’, the title of this book will be unintelligible. 1944 J. Biesanz & M. Biesanz Costa Rican Life i. 15 The villagers' speech abounds in the diminutive that has earned Costa Ricans the nickname ‘Ticos’. 1946 National Geographic Mag. Oct. 413/2 The musical intonation and liberal use of diminutives make Tico Spanish particularly effective for expressing sentiment and affection. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 79 Most of the people here are from the embassies. The Ticos—that's what the natives call themselves—come in the evening. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 86 The Tico families are a closed society. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1905
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