caribe
Americannoun
plural
caribesEtymology
Origin of caribe
First recorded in 1815–20; from Spanish: “cannibal,” literally, “Carib”; Carib
Example Sentences
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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 presence of a second adipous dorsal fin, and the form of the teeth, covered by lips distant from each other, and largest in the lower jaw, place the caribe among the serra-salmes.
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