kariboe

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkaː.riˌbu/

noun
Definitions
  • caribou reindeer

Etymology

Borrowed from English caribou derived from caribou derived from Mi'kmaq qalipu (caribou) derived from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (caribou, it shovels snow).

Origin

Proto-Algonquian

*maka·lipowa

Gloss

caribou, it shovels snow

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