caribenho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Caribe +‎ -enho. Compare Spanish caribeño.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾiˈbẽ.ɲu/ [ka.ɾiˈbẽ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾiˈbe.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾiˈbɐ(j).ɲu/ [kɐ.ɾiˈβɐ(j).ɲu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾiˈbe.ɲu/ [kɐ.ɾiˈβe.ɲu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾiˈbe.ɲu/ [kɐ.ɾiˈβe.ɲu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾiˈbe.ɲu/ [kɐ.ɾiˈβe.ɲu]

Rhymes: -eɲu, -ɐɲu
Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧be‧nho

Adjective

caribenho (feminine caribenha, masculine plural caribenhos, feminine plural caribenhas)

Caribbean (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)

Noun

caribenho m (plural caribenhos, feminine caribenha, feminine plural caribenhas)

Caribbean (a native or inhabitant of the Caribbean region)

Further reading

“caribenho” in iDicionário Aulete.
“caribenho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“caribenho” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“caribenho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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