caribe
- noun
- UK
- During our trip to the Amazon, we encountered a caribe that swiftly attacked a nearby frog.
Examples
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The caribe is known for its aggressive behavior, often attacking smaller fish in the river.
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The vibrant colors of the caribe make it a fascinating fish to observe in its natural habitat.
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Be at this address, 3:00 a.m. Hotel Caribe, room 701.
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Recipes are not hard to find, and goat water has even made its way to New York and onto the menu of a Greenwich Village restaurant, Caribe.
Academic text (1992) -
Caribes.
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Marion stands beside her rental car, a Caribe turquoise Oldsmobile.
Fiction book (2001) -
The inscription of the painting refers to some of the un-Christianized peoples in the area as Caribs or caribes (letter H in the key).
Academic text (2012) -
EL CARIBE.
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Over the life of a child, this alone can become complicated, perhaps especially in the case of these Puerto Ricans so often on the move, from la perla del Caribe to the mainland and back; from the country to the city and back; from the squatter settlements to the caseros and back.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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5.5
A small fish in South American rivers with sharp teeth that eats meat and can attack animals
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8.2
A small aggressive river fish from South America that eats other animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caribe comes from Spanish Carib, the name of the people of the Caribbean islands. Because sailors linked that name with danger, they used it for the sharp-toothed, 'meat-eating' river fish, so the word today means a small but fierce fish that attacks living animals.