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# rico

fragment / name (Rico); (Spanish) adjective «rico»

«rico» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rico is usually part of the name Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean that belongs to the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#m1)
2. (a name) Rico is a boy's name, often short for Ricardo or Enrico. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#m2)
3. (Spanish) In Spanish «rico» means rich or tasty; it is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it appears in «Puerto Rico» (Spanish for «rich port»). Otherwise it is a name. Phrases: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican.

### Examples

- Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x1)
- My friend Rico plays the guitar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x2)
- «Puerto Rico» means «rich port» in Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x3)
- People from Puerto Rico are Puerto Ricans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x4)
- (Spanish) «¡Qué rico!» means «How tasty!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x5)
- Hurricanes sometimes hit Puerto Rico. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/#x6)

### Note

Not an ordinary English word. As a name, capital R. Say REE-koh.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rico» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rico/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rico» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rico.html) on Mova free.