caribe

See also: Caribe and Ca-ri-bê

English

Etymology

From Spanish caribe.

Noun

caribe (plural caribes)

1. piranha fish

References

• “caribe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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/ [kaˈɾi.β̞e]
• 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

Further reading

• “caribe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014