Caribe

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See also: caribe and Ca-ri-bê

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish Caribe

Proper noun

Caribe m

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

Synonyms

Spanish

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Etymology

From Lokono kalingo, kalino (“strength, bravery”) or Kari'na karibna (“person”).

Proper noun

Caribe m

  1. Caribbean (islands)

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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