Meanings
nounCarijona pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA South American indigenous group.
proper noun
- The language of these people.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Cariban*karipona“person”
- cbdkarihona“Carijona-speaker, person”
- SpanishCarijona
- EnglishCarijona
Borrowed from Spanish Carijona, itself borrowed from Carijona karihona (“Carijona-speaker, person”), from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, cannibal, caribe, Garifuna, and Kari'na.
More words from Spanish, cbd, Proto-Cariban
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APA
Carijona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carijona
MLA
“Carijona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carijona. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carijona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carijona.
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