kariboe

kariboe

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧boe

Noun

kariboe (plural kariboes)

1. caribou

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.riˌbu/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧boe

Noun

kariboe m (plural kariboes)

1. caribou (reindeer)