TICA
Tica is a term with multiple meanings depending on context. In Spanish, tica is a feminine demonym for a person from Costa Rica; the masculine form is tico, and the plural forms are ticos for mixed or male groups and ticas for female groups. While the formal demonym in official contexts is costarricense, tico/tica remains common in everyday speech and culture. The word can appear in phrases such as las ticas to refer to Costa Rican women, and it may be used more broadly to denote Costa Rican people or culture in informal settings.
In uppercase form, TICA commonly refers to The International Cat Association, an organization that registers pedigreed
Outside of these uses, tica can appear as part of brand names, product names, or geographic identifiers