# Carib

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæɹɪb/ · frequency rank #73,041

## Definitions
1. A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
2. A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
3. A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
4. A member of one of a number of Amerindian peoples who inhabit the coast of Central and South America and the Lesser Antilles.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Caribe, likely from a Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”). Doublet of cannibal, caribe, Carijona, Galibi, Garifuna, and Kari'na.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carib