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Portuguese
Etymology
From Caribe + -enho. Compare Spanish caribeño.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɲu, -ɐɲu
- Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧be‧nho
Adjective
caribenho (feminine caribenha, masculine plural caribenhos, feminine plural caribenhas)
- Caribbean (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
Noun
caribenho m (plural caribenhos, feminine caribenha, feminine plural caribenhas)
- Caribbean (a native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region)
Further reading
- “caribenho”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “caribenho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “caribenho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “caribenho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024