Caribe

See also: caribe and Ca-ri-bê

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish Caribe.

Proper noun

Caribe m

1. Caribbean Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between North and South America)

   Synonym: Mar do Caribe

2. Caribbean (the islands and region around the Caribbean Sea)

Derived terms

• caribenho

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Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno kalingo or Arawak kalingo, kalino (“strength, bravery”) or Galibi Carib karibna (“person”).

Proper noun

Caribe m

1. Caribbean (islands)

Derived terms

• flamenco del Caribe

 

Descendants

• Latin: Caribaeus

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN