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Puertorro

Puertorro
 n.— «god is chicano, mexican, hispano,/cholo, pocho, mexican-american,/american of spanish surname (ASS!)/boricua, puertorro and a host/multihued/proclamando divinity, dignity,/humankind moving forth…» —“Barrios of the World” by Ricardo Sánchez Hechizospells July 24, 1971. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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