Caribe
See also: caribe and Ca-ri-bê
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish Caribe.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.be/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.b(ɨ)/ [kaˈɾi.β(ɨ)]
- Hyphenation: Ca‧ri‧be
Proper noun
Caribe m
- Caribbean Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between North and South America)
- Synonym: Mar do Caribe
- Caribbean (the islands and region around the Caribbean Sea)
Synonyms
- Caraíbas (Portugal)
Derived terms
- caribenho
Spanish
Etymology
From Taíno kalingo or Arawak kalingo, kalino (“strength, bravery”) or Galibi Carib karibna (“person”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾibe/ [kaˈɾi.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: Ca‧ri‧be
Proper noun
Caribe m
- 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