caribe

[ kuh-ree-bee; Spanish kah-ree-be ]

noun

, plural ca·ri·bes [k, uh, -, ree, -beez, kah-, ree, -bes].

1. piranha.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caribe¹

First recorded in 1815–20; from Spanish: “cannibal,” literally, “Carib”; Carib

Example Sentences

Beer, garlic and bitter orange make for a memorable lechon caribe: marinated pork flanked with rice that’s red with tomato and paprika, and wicked with bits of fried pork skin.

From Washington Post

“If they could have got near you they would have bitten you in the same manner,” said the principal of the fishermen, when he had got rid of the last of the caribes.

From Project Gutenberg

Several other tribes follow a similar custom; allowing, however, the bones to be deprived of flesh by the ravenous little caribes.

From Project Gutenberg

Fish: caribe or cannibal. electrical. action of. of the Nile. flying, formation of. flour. bread.

From Project Gutenberg

The Indians dread extremely these caribes; and several of them showed us the scars of deep wounds in the calf of the leg and in the thigh, made by these little animals.

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