nicoyano

Spanish

Etymology

From Nicoya +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nikoˈʝano/ [ni.koˈʝa.no]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /nikoˈʝano/ [ni.koˈʝa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /nikoˈʃano/ [ni.koˈʃa.no]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /nikoˈʒano/ [ni.koˈʒa.no]

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ni‧co‧ya‧no

Adjective

nicoyano (feminine nicoyana, masculine plural nicoyanos, feminine plural nicoyanas)

1. of, from or relating to Nicoya (town and canton of Costa Rica)
2. (relational) of the Nicoya (a pre-Columbine culture)

Noun

nicoyano m (plural nicoyanos, feminine nicoyana, feminine plural nicoyanas)

1. native or inhabitant of Nicoya (town and canton of Costa Rica) (male or of unspecified gender)
2. a member of the Nicoya