/tee"koh/ ; Sp. /tee"kaw/ , n. , pl. Ticos /-kohz/ ; Sp. /-kaws/ , adj. Slang. (in Central America)
n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Costa Rica or its inhabitants: an exhibition of Tico art.
[ tico, said to be from Costa Ricans' predilection for diminutives formed with the suffix -itico ]