canibal

See also: caníbal

Friulian

Etymology

From Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba.

Noun

canibal m or f (plural canibals)

1. cannibal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.niˈbaw/ [ka.niˈbaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.niˈbal/ [kɐ.niˈβaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.niˈbal/ [kɐ.niˈβaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.niˈba.li/

Adjective

canibal m or f (plural canibais)

1. cannibal

Noun

canibal m (plural canibais)

1. cannibal

Further reading

• “canibal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “canibal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Cariban *kariponader.

Spanish caribeder.

Spanish caríbalder.

Spanish caníbalbor.

French cannibalebor.

Romanian canibal

Borrowed from French cannibale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.niˈbal/

Noun

canibal m (plural canibali, feminine equivalent canibală)

1. cannibal, man-eater

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	canibal	canibalul	canibali	canibalii
genitive-dative	canibal	canibalului	canibali	canibalilor
vocative	canibalule		canibalilor