Caribaln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkarᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˈkɛrəbəl/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Carib n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < Carib n. + -al suffix¹, after cannibal n.Perhaps compare Older Scots carrybald , caribald , a term of abuse of uncertain meaning (only in 16th-cent. flytings), which has sometimes been interpreted as a variant of cannibal n.; however, this cannot be substantiated from the available evidence.

rare.

A. n.

A Carib. (Sometimes regarded historically as equivalent to cannibal n. 1b.)

ΚΠ

1849 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 675/1 Him, had he by a miraculous chance been wafted thither, the Caribals would have eaten.

1908 J. W. Gregory Geogr. iv. xvii. 240 The West Indies were discovered by Christopher Columbus on his epoch-making voyage to America in 1492... They were then inhabited by an American race, the Caribs or Caribals, who were man-eaters.

1992 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 15 Mar. 24 The Dominicans were the original Caribs, the ‘Caribals’ who gave their name to cannibalism.

B. adj.

That is a Carib, ‘cannibal’; of or relating to Caribs.

ΚΠ

1849 T. Carlyle Nigger Question 37 Under the incompetent Caribal (what we call ‘Cannibal’) possessors.

1922 M. Johnston 1492 xxix. 203 These fiercer, Caribal islands will be overrun, taken for Spain!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	caribal
释义	Caribaln.adj. Brit. /ˈkarᵻbl/, U.S. /ˈkɛrəbəl/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Carib n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < Carib n. + -al suffix¹, after cannibal n.Perhaps compare Older Scots carrybald , caribald , a term of abuse of uncertain meaning (only in 16th-cent. flytings), which has sometimes been interpreted as a variant of cannibal n.; however, this cannot be substantiated from the available evidence. rare. A. n. A Carib. (Sometimes regarded historically as equivalent to cannibal n. 1b.) ΚΠ 1849 Fraser's Mag. Dec. 675/1 Him, had he by a miraculous chance been wafted thither, the Caribals would have eaten. 1908 J. W. Gregory Geogr. iv. xvii. 240 The West Indies were discovered by Christopher Columbus on his epoch-making voyage to America in 1492... They were then inhabited by an American race, the Caribs or Caribals, who were man-eaters. 1992 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 15 Mar. 24 The Dominicans were the original Caribs, the ‘Caribals’ who gave their name to cannibalism. B. adj. That is a Carib, ‘cannibal’; of or relating to Caribs. ΚΠ 1849 T. Carlyle Nigger Question 37 Under the incompetent Caribal (what we call ‘Cannibal’) possessors. 1922 M. Johnston 1492 xxix. 203 These fiercer, Caribal islands will be overrun, taken for Spain! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1849
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