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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Canadian French caribou, ultimately from Proto-Algonquian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.riˈbu/*
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧bù
Noun
caribù m (invariable)
- caribou
- Synonym: renna
Further reading
- caribù in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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