Boricua

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AMAZING -- A definition that isn't racist ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (n) Appellation many Puerto Ricans prefer as a matter of ethnic pride. “Boricua” was the name Puerto Rico’s indigenous Indians, the Taino, gave to their island. The term means “valiant people.” (The Puerto Rican national anthem is "La Borinqueña." Other spellings are: Boriquén, Borinquen, or Borinquén).