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Terms vs Tico - What's the difference?

terms | tico |

As nouns the difference between terms and tico

is that terms is while tico is tic.

As an adjective tico is

costa rican.

terms

English

Noun

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    tico

    English

    Adjective

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  • (slang) Costa Rican
  • * October 1946 , National Geographic
  • *:The musical intonation and liberal use of diminutives make Tico Spanish particularly effective for expressing sentiment and affection.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) Costa Rican
  • * 1980 , Leonard St. Clair, Obsessions
  • *:Most of the people here are from the embassies. The Ticos —that's what the natives call themselves—come in the evening.

    • References

    * "Tico, n. and adj.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press.