Cannibal

Cannibal
Cannibal Can"ni*bal, n. [Cf. F. cannibale. Columbus, in a letter to the Spanish monarchs written in Oct., 1498, mentions that the people of Haiti lived in great fear of the Caribales (equivalent to E. Caribbees.), the inhabitants of the smaller Antilles; which form of the name was afterward changed into NL. Canibales, in order to express more forcibly their character by a word intelligible through a Latin root ``propter rabiem caninam anthropophagorum gentis.'' The Caribbees call themselves, in their own language. Calinago, Carinago, Calliponam, and, abbreviated, Calina, signifying a brave, from which Columbus formed his Caribales.] A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind. --Darwin. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cannibal (EP) — Cannibal EP de Kesha Publicación 19 de noviembre de 2010 Grabación 2010 Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Ángeles, California) Género(s) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cannibal (EP) — Cannibal Extended Play von Kesha Veröffentlichung 22. November 2010 Aufnahme September 2010 Label …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cannibal — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cannibal Álbum de Static X Publicación 3 de abril de 2007 Grabación 2006 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cannibal Ox — Cannibal Ox, bestehend aus den beiden aus Harlem, New York, stammenden MCs Vast Aire und Vordul Mega (Vordul Megallah), sorgten 2001 mit ihrem Debütalbum The Cold Vein unter Definitive Jux (früher: Def Jux) im Hiphop Untergrund für Aufsehen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cannibal Ox — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cannibal Ox es un grupo de hip hop originario de Harlem, Nueva York. Esta compuesto por Vast Aire y Vordul Mega principalmente aunque generalmente acompañados por el dj Cip One. En 2001, sacaron su primer álbum debut …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cannibal Ox — est le nom d un groupe de Hip Hop originaire de New York. Il est formé de deux MC s : Vordul et Vast Aire. Après être apparus sur plusieurs maxis et compilations, ils sortent en 2001 leur premier LP The Cold Vein sur le Label Def Jux, qui se …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cannibal — [kan′ə bəl] n. [Sp canibal, a savage, cannibal (term used by Columbus) < Arawakan Caniba, a cannibal people; akin to Carib galibi, lit., strong men] 1. a person who eats human flesh 2. an animal that eats its own kind adj. of, resembling, or… …   English World dictionary

  • Cannibal — Can ni*bal, a. Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. Cannibal terror. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cannibal — 1550s, from Sp. canibal a savage, cannibal, from Caniba, Christopher Columbus rendition of the Caribs name for themselves (see CARIBBEAN (Cf. Caribbean)). The natives were believed to be anthropophagites. Columbus, seeking evidence that he was in …   Etymology dictionary

  • cannibal — [n] beast, beastlike human aborigine, anthropophaginian, anthropophagite, anthropophagus, brute, bush dweller, cruel person, head hunter, ogre, ogress, primitive, ruffian, savage; concept 412 …   New thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”