קניבל

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish caníbal (possibly via another European intermediary), from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno.

Noun

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קָנִיבָּל (kanibálm (plural indefinite קָנִיבָּלִים, plural construct קָנִיבָּלֵי־)

  1. a cannibal