caníbal

See also: canibal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caníbal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈni.βəl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈni.bəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈni.bal]

Adjective

caníbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural caníbals)

1. cannibalistic

   Synonym: antropòfag

Noun

caníbal m or f by sense (plural caníbals)

1. cannibal

   Synonym: antropòfag

Derived terms

• canibalisme

Further reading

• “caníbal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “caníbal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “caníbal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “caníbal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From caríbal, from caribe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnibal/ [kaˈni.β̞al]
• Rhymes: -ibal
• Syllabification: ca‧ní‧bal

Adjective

caníbal m or f (masculine and feminine plural caníbales)

1. cannibalistic

   Synonym: antropófago

Noun

caníbal m or f by sense (plural caníbales)

1. cannibal

   Synonym: antropófago

Derived terms

• canibalismo
• canibalizar

Descendants

• → Catalan: caníbal
• → English: cannibal
• → Italian: cannibale

Further reading

• “caníbal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10