canibal

/kaniˈbaw/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
canibais

Meaning

  1. cannibal

    • Os canibais capturaram-nos.

      The cannibals captured them.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

caníbal

caníbal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cannibal."

Practice

1 What does canibal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Os ___ capturaram-nos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches canibal?

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