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Definition of Marielito in English:
Marielito
noun
USAny of the tens of thousands of Cuban refugees who sailed from Mariel to Florida in 1980 as a result of a temporary relaxation of emigration restrictions by the Cuban government.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From American Spanish marielito from Mariel, the name of a Cuban port + -ito.
