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galibi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-i-bi
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).

name

Synonym of Kari'na (“language”).

name

A settlement in Suriname chiefly inhabited by the Kari'na people.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Galibi, ultimately from Spanish Caribe via an indigenous intermediate, possibly Karipúna Creole French or another creole. Doublet of Carib; further related to cannibal, caribe, Carijona, Garifuna, and Kari'na.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Kari'na

Questions

What does galibi mean?
Synonym of Kari'na (“An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America”).
Where does galibi come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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