caribú

See also: caribu and caribù

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French caribou.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɾiˈbu/ [ka.ɾiˈβ̞u]
(Castilian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: ca‧ri‧bú

Noun

caribú m (plural caribús or caribúes)

caribou, reindeer
Synonym: reno

Descendants

→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: caribú

Further reading

“caribú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caribú, from French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu.

Noun

caribú

Caribou, reindeer.
- 1964, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, “Ini nonca yulcötl itucö caribú”, in Yulcöme‎, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 7:
  Ini caribú icaca quienami masötl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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