GALIBI

Meaning of GALIBI in English

/gah lee"bee/ , n. , pl. Galibis , ( esp. collectively ) Galibi .

a member of an Indian people of French Guiana.

[ 1890-95; ]

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GALIBI — gəˈlēbē noun ( plural galibi or galibis ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Carib galibi Caribs — more at cannibal 1. …
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GALIBI — [ gə'li:bi ] ■ noun another term for Carib (in sense 2). Origin Carib, lit. 'strong man'.
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MARONI RIVER — River forming the border between French Guiana and Suriname , South America. It rises in the Tumuc-Humuc Mountains near the …
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SIKA — I. ˈsēkə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese shika 1. : japanese deer 2. : any of several deers of …
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MICO — I. ˈmē(ˌ)kō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Muskogee miko : a Muskogean chief II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, …
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GROUPER — I. grou·per ˈgrüpə(r) noun ( plural groupers also grouper ) Etymology: Portuguese garoupa, probably of American Indian origin; akin to …
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CANOE — I. kəˈnü noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Middle French canoue, Middle French & …
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YARKE — noun or yar·kee ˈyärkē ( -s ) Etymology: French yarqué, of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi yaracaro monkey, Macusi youareka …
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VOUACAPOUA — ˌvüəkəˈpüə Etymology: New Latin, from Galibi wakápu angelim synonym of andira
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VOCHYSIA — vōˈkizh(ē)ə, -izēə, -is- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Galibi vochy, a tree of the genus Vochysia + …
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TROOLIE — ˈtrülē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Galibi turluri 1. : one of the immense leaves of the bussu used for …
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TOMALLEY — təˈmal-ē, ˈtämˌal-ē noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi tumali sauce of lobster or crab livers …
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TINAMOU — ˈtinəˌmü noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Galibi tinamu : any of numerous birds that constitute the family Tinamidae, …
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TIBOURBOU — tə̇ˈbu̇r(ˌ)bü noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Galibi : a tropical American tree ( Apeiba tibourbou ) of the …
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TAMARIN — ˈtamərə̇n, -ˌran noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Galibi : any of numerous small So. American marmosets of the …
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TAMANOIR — |tamən|wär noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi tamanoa ant bear, Acawai tamanowa; akin to …
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SOUARI — süˈärē noun ( -s ) Etymology: French saouari, from Galibi sawarra : a tree of the genus Caryocar
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SIMARUBA — ˌsiməˈrübə Etymology: New Latin, from Galibi synonym of simarouba
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SIMAROUBA — ˌsiməˈrübə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from French, from Galibi simaruba : a genus (the type of the family …
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QUERIMANA — kwerəˈmänə noun also quer·i·man -ˈmän ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch Creole (Surinam) kweriman, from Galibi kweriman, probably from Tupi curemá …
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PIROGUE — ˈpēˌrōg, ˈpiˌr-, pə̇ˈr-, pēˈr-, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌrō noun also pi·roque -ōk, -ō ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Spanish piragua, of Cariban …
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PIRAI — pə̇ˈrī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese pirai, piray & American Spanish piray, from Galibi & Guarani pirai : caribe
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PIPA — ˈpēpə noun Etymology: Dutch, from Galibi 1. -s : surinam toad 2. capitalized [New Latin, from Dutch pipa ] : …
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PEAI — pēˈī noun or pe·ai·man -īmən ( plural peais or peaimen ) Etymology: peai from Galibi piaye; peaiman from peai + …
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PARINARIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈna(a)rēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Galibi parinari : a large genus of tropical evergreen shrubs and trees …
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PARINARI — |parənə|rē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Galibi : any of several trees of the genus Parinarium ; especially : a …
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PACOURY — pəˈkürē noun also pa·cou·ry·uva ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷rēˈyüvə ( plural pacouries also pacouryuvas ) Etymology: pacoury from Galibi; pacouryuva from Galibi pacoury + …
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OUROUPARIA — ˌü(ˌ)rüˈpa(a)rēə Etymology: New Latin, from Galibi y-ourou-pari, a species of Uncaria synonym of uncaria
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MANATEE — noun also man·a·ti ˈmanəˌtē ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish manaté, probably of Cariban origin; akin to Galibi manatí, manaté breast, …
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LICANIA — lə̇ˈkānēə, līˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, modification (with some letter rearrangement) of Galibi caligni (tree of the genus …
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KALINA — kəˈlēnə noun ( plural kalina or kalinas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Carib calina Caribs, strong men — more at …
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