Tico
Tico is a word that you will hear used a lot in Costa Rica. It is a colloquialism used to refer to native Costa Ricans. You will also hear the ticos refer to North Americans as “gringos”. It is not a pejorative term and is meant only as a description. The prevailing theory that we’ve heard on where the nickname tico originated is that in the past, Costa Ricans would refer to each other as “hermantico” (little brother) as a sign of affection. As is the habit as words are used more and more frequently, they are shortened and eventually the word became tico.
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