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kanibal

Pronunciation: /kaˈnibal/

“kanibal” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cannibal, anthropophagus, man-eater
  2. cannibalization (the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kannibaal (“cannibal”), from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, probably from Arawak language, probably Taíno, and ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

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