nuyorican
Nu·yor·ic·an/ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/adjective
nuyorican is spelled N-U-Y-O-R-I-C-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables (Nu·yor·ic·an). It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nuyorican means “Alternative letter-case form of Nuyorican” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nuyorican?
| Letters | 9: N-U-Y-O-R-I-C-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Nu·yor·ic·an |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nuyorican?
Nuyorican appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nuyorican?
- /ˌnjuːjəˈɹiːkn̩/
- /ˌn(j)ujəˈɹik(ə)n/
Nuyorican has 4 syllables, split Nu·yor·ic·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Nuyorican.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-Nuyorican.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nuyorican
- more nuyorican comparative
- most nuyorican superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nuyorican mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Nuyorican.
adjective
- 1
informalOf or relating to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent.
noun
- 1
informalA New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nuyorican come from?
Blend of New York + Puerto Rican (adjective, noun), possibly influenced by Spanish neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) or Nu(eva) Yor(k) (“New York”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).