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Borikén

Borikén comes from the word borukena, also spelled burukena, which refers to a crab native to the Caribbean and common in the rivers of Puerto Rico. It translates to Land of Burukenas or Land of Crabs. While a story from the 1920s suggested the name meant land of the Most High God, the version related to the crabs is the one officially documented in history books. (Borikén is the indigenous Taino name for the island of Puerto Rico.)

Borikén, borukena, burukena, borinquen.

Automatically translated from Spanish

Puerto Ricoby Anónimo

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