Transcription
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- [kar-uh-boo]
- /ˈkær əˌbu/
- /ˈkær.ɪ.buː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-uh-boo]
- /ˈkær əˌbu/
Definitions of caribou word
- countable noun caribou A caribou is a large north American deer. 3
- noun caribou a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, of Arctic regions of North America, having large branched antlers in the male and female: also occurs in Europe and Asia, where it is called a reindeer 3
- noun caribou a mixed drink containing wine and grain alcohol 3
- noun caribou any of several large North American reindeer 3
- noun plural caribou any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World. 1
- noun caribou A large North American reindeer. 1
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Origin of caribou
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75, Americanism; < Canadian French caribou, replacing earlier English caribo, both < Micmac γalipu derivative (agent noun) of γalipi- shovel snow < Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipi-; called the snow-shoveler from its habit of scraping aside snow with its front hoofs in search of food
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Parts of speech for Caribou
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determiner
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caribou popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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