"caribu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ka.ɾiˈbu/ [Brazil], /kɐ.ɾiˈbu/ [Portugal], [kɐ.ɾiˈβu] [Portugal], /kɐ.ɾiˈbu/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: caribus [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Borrowed from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”; compare qalipi, “to shovel snow”), from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou”, literally “it shovels snow”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|en:caribou}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Algonquian", "term" : "*maka·l-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "alg-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Algonquian", "term" : "*-i(x)po(w)-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "alg-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Algonquian", "term" : "*maka·lipowa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "alg-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Mi'kmaq", "term" : "qalipu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mic" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Canadian French", "term" : "caribou", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr-CA" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "caribou", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "caribu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="caribu">, {{bor+|pt|en|caribou}} Borrowed from English caribou, {{der|pt|fr-CA|caribou}} Canadian French caribou, {{der|pt|mic|qalipu|t=caribou”; compare <i class="Latn mention" lang="mic">qalipi</i>, “to shovel snow}} Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”; compare qalipi, “to shovel snow”), {{der|pt|alg-pro|*maka·lipowa|lit=it shovels snow|t=caribou}} Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou”, literally “it shovels snow”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} caribu m (plural caribus)
  1. caribou (North American reindeer) Tags: masculine Hypernyms: rena

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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        "ca",
        "ri",
        "bu"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/kɐ.ɾiˈbu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kɐ.ɾiˈβu]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.ɾiˈbu/",
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ca",
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        "bu"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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        "Portuguese lemmas",
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        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Canadian French",
        "Portuguese terms derived from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Mi'kmaq",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Rhymes:Portuguese/u/3 syllables"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.ɾiˈbu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐ.ɾiˈβu]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.ɾiˈbu/",
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    }
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}

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