Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (caribou) from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (caribou; it shovels snow).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧boe

Noun

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kariboe (plural kariboes)

  1. caribou

Dutch

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu, from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.riˌbu/
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  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧boe

Noun

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kariboe m (plural kariboes)

  1. caribou (reindeer)