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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Canadian French caribou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾiˈbu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ca‧ri‧bú
Noun
caribú m (plural caribús or caribúes)
- caribou, reindeer
- Synonym: reno
Descendants
Further reading
Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caribú, from French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu.
Noun
caribú
- Caribou, reindeer.