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English
Etymology
From Spanish caribe.
Noun
caribe (plural caribes)
- piranha fish
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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)
- Cariban, belonging to one of the Carib peoples or relating to their cultures and languages
- Caribbean
- hot
- sol caribe ― hot sun
- piranha fish
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