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TICO - Tico (feminine tica, plural ticos, ticas) is a colloquial term for a native of Costa Rica. Costa Ricans are usually called ticos by themselves and pe...
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Tico (feminine tica, plural ticos, ticas) is a colloquial term for a native of Costa Rica. Costa Ricans are usually called ticos by themselves and persons of other Spanish-speaking countries, in place of the more formal costarricenses. * There are at least two popular explanations of the origin of the term tico. The first is that it derives from the tendency of Costa Ricans to use -tico as the diminutive suffix in Spanish instead of the more common and widely used -ito. Literally -tico, when used as a suffix, in Costa Rican Spanish denotes something very small, as the suffix -ito would. Use of -tico versus -ito depends on the word, as not all of them would be easily adapted to -tico suffix. The surname " Tico" comes from Spanish soildier, Jose Joaquin Tico who came to San Francisco in 1796. His descendants include musician Randy Tico, Real Estate Broker Edward Tico, and handball champion Chris Tico. * However, this suffix is not unique to Costa Rican Spanish, and is also used in standa |