English-Portuguese translations for puerto rico

• Porto Rico
  Quer converter o Estado espanhol num novo Porto Rico. He wants to turn the Spanish State into a new Puerto Rico.
  Contudo, há temores de que o território possa transformar-se antes naquilo em que Porto Rico se tornou para os Estados Unidos. However, there are fears that it may become what Puerto Rico became for the United States.
  Tenho o prazer de informar que uma delegação do Senado de Porto Rico tomou assento na tribuna de honra.I am happy to inform you that a delegation from the Senate of Puerto Rico have taken their seats in the visitors' gallery.

Definition of puerto rico

• A self-governing Commonwealth in the Caribbean which is a territory of the United States
• The island comprising most of that territory

Examples

• The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was Borikén, which literally means "Land of the Valiant Lord

Related words

• Puerto Rican
• Puerto Rican Parrot
• Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo
• Puerto Rican Screech Owl
• Puerto Rican Nightjar
• Puerto Rican Emerald
• Puerto Rican Tody
• Puerto Rican Woodpecker
• Puerto Rican Flycatcher