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Bye, ¡nos vemos! Adiós, ya me voy. Chao, nos vemos el martes. Te veo, ¡cuídate! How do you say goodbye in Puerto Rico? How to… Read More »How Do Puerto Ricans Say Bye?

malanga. This huge root is called Taro in English, malanga in Spanish (Puerto Rico). Does taro grow in Puerto Rico? Wild taro has spread to… Read More »What Do Puerto Ricans Call Taro?

Batatas – Puerto Rican yam or sweet potato. A root vegetable with a skin that varies from pink to purple. It has a gray-white flesh… Read More »How Do Puerto Ricans Say Sweet Potato?

As a result, Puerto Rican bloodlines and culture evolved through a mixing of the Spanish, African, and indigenous Taíno and Carib Indian races that shared… Read More »What Are Puerto Ricans Mixed With?

carro. Synonyms for car in Spanish Coche and carro are more widely used than auto, but all of them are widely understood. Watch out, in… Read More »How Do Puerto Ricans Say Car?

“Bichota” is linked to the Puerto Rican slang bichote, deriving from the English term “big shot.” But despite its positive connotation in the lyrics, a… Read More »What Does Bichota Mean In Puerto Rico?

Boricua. Boricua means “Puerto Rican,” puertorriqueño. Why do Puerto Ricans say Papi? Papi is a colloquial term for “daddy” in Spanish, but in many Spanish-speaking… Read More »What Do Puerto Ricans Call Each Other?

toronja. In Puerto Rican Spanish, the name is a portmanteau of orange (Puerto Rican Spanish: china) and grapefruit (toronja). Orangelo Hybrid parentage Citrus paradisi ×… Read More »What Do Puerto Ricans Call Grapefruit?

Puerto Rican children and adults greet their parents and elders with “Bendición”. It is considered a Sacred Exchange where one is asking for a blessing… Read More »Why Do Puerto Rican Say Bendicion?

An orangelo (Spanish chironja – C. paradisi × C. sinensis) is a hybrid citrus fruit believed to have originated in Puerto Rico. How do Puerto… Read More »What Name Do Puerto Ricans Have For Oranges?