kariboe

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri‧boe

Noun[edit]

kariboe (plural kariboes)

  1. caribou

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kariboe m (plural kariboes)

  1. caribou (reindeer)
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