קניבל

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caníbal (possibly via another European intermediary), from Taino caniba, the Taino form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taino.

Noun

קָנִיבָּל • (kanibál) m (plural indefinite קָנִיבָּלִים‎, plural construct קָנִיבָּלֵי־‎)

  1. a cannibal
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