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Where does “Caribe” come from?

Caribe (Spanish) comes from Arawak kalingo.

Caribe (Spanish): Caribbean; hot, sol caribe; piranha fish

Definitions

  1. Caribbean; hot, sol caribe; piranha fish

Ancestry of “Caribe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arawakkalingo—

Words derived from “Caribe”

  • cannibalism
  • cannibal
  • cannibalistic
  • cannibalization
  • cannibalize
  • cannibalise
  • endocannibalism
  • cannibalistically
  • exocannibalism
  • noncannibalistic
  • autocannibalism
  • cannibally
  • endocannibalistic
  • noncannibal
  • caribe
  • anticannibalism
  • endocannibal
  • exocannibal
  • canibalismo
  • caníbal
  • caríbal
  • cannibalesco
  • cannibalescamente
  • cannibalizzare
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