Tico
Americannoun
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Ticos
plural
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Tico
First recorded in 1905–10; from Latin American Spanish tico, said to be from Costa Ricans’ predilection for diminutives formed with the suffix -itico
Example Sentences
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One of the first examples I can remember was the case of Kelly Marie Tran, who was cast as Rose Tico in the 2017 Star Wars movie.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“Two years ago,” said Marcelino Zamudio, one of two chefs and five owners, including bartender Hector Flora, an alumnus of the late Tico in Washington.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
Making regular appearances was Armisen as Renaldo’s L.A.-based Tío Tico, renowned in the family as a car parking prodigy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
The series also stars Fred Armisen as Tico, Renaldo's supportive uncle who happily works for a valet parking company.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2022
It was at Chalavia that a peon named Tico Viquez came to Blake with the news of a white man lying ill of black-water fever in a native hut.
From Never-Fail Blake by Arthur Stringer
Vying for a seventh World Cup appearance, the Ticos came in needing to gain ground after draws with Nicaragua and Haiti but their aggressive approach went unrewarded.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The Ticos have missed the World Cup only once this century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
American players on the bench walked onto the field at the final whistle and exchanged handshakes and hugs with their teammates who ended the game, while home fans cheered the Ticos.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
But the first tiebreaker is goal differential over the entire competition, so the Ticos would need to run up a six-goal victory to surpass the Americans.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2022
Anthony Contreras scored on a bicycle kick in the 30th minute, Christian Gil tied the score one minute later and Joel Campbell put the Ticos ahead in the first minute of first-half stoppage time.
From Fox News ● Mar. 28, 2022
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