Caribe

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See also: caribe and Ca-ri-bê

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish Caribe.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ibi, (Portugal) -ibɨ
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧be

Proper noun

Caribe m

  1. Caribbean Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between North and South America)
    Synonym: Mar do Caribe
  2. Caribbean (the islands and region around the Caribbean Sea)

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Spanish

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Etymology

From a Taíno or Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾibe/
  • Rhymes: -ibe
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ri‧be

Proper noun

Caribe m

  1. Caribbean (islands)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: Caribaeus

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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