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

  1. Caribbean Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, between North and South America)
    Synonym: Mar do Caribe
  2. Caribbean (the islands and region around the Caribbean Sea)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

  1. Caribbean (islands)

Derived terms

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
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