caribe

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See also: Caribe and Ca-ri-bê

English

Etymology

From Spanish caribe.

Noun

caribe (plural caribes)

  1. piranha fish

References

Spanish

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

Adjective

caribe m or f (masculine and feminine plural caribes)

  1. Cariban, belonging to one of the Carib peoples or relating to their cultures and languages
  2. Caribbean
  3. hot
    sol caribe ― hot sun
  4. piranha fish

Descendants

  • Latin: Caribaeus

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