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caribeño

Caribbean

adjective kah-ree-BEH-nyoh Rare

Usage Note

Caribeño functions as both an adjective (música caribeña) and a noun (un caribeño, a Caribbean person). It derives from Caribe, the name of the indigenous people of the region whose name also gave 'cannibal' in English via a historical confusion. The feminine form is caribeña.

Examples

"Me encanta la música caribeña."

Natural Translation

I love Caribbean music.

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