caribe

See also: Caribe and Ca-ri-bê

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish caribe

NounEdit

caribe (plural caribes)

1. piranha fish

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for caribe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish caribe.

AdjectiveEdit

caribe

1. Caribbean

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arawak kalingo, kalino, words used to designate strength and bravery.

AdjectiveEdit

caribe (plural caribes)

1. Caribbean
2. hot, "sol caribe" ("hot sun")
3. piranha fish

DescendantsEdit

• Latin: Caribaeus