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galibi

Ga·li·bi
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gah-lee-bee]
    • /gɑˈli bi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gah-lee-bee]
    • /gɑˈli bi/

Definitions of galibi word

  • noun plural galibi a member of an Indian people of French Guiana. 1
  • noun galibi a member of an American Indian people of French Guiana 0
  • noun galibi the language of this people, belonging to the Carib family 0
  • noun galibi a member of an Amerindian people living in Guiana 0
  • noun galibi the Cariban language of this people 0

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Origin of galibi

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
From Carib, dating back to 1890-95; See origin at cannibal

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Parts of speech for Galibi

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

galibi popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

galibi usage trend in Literature

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