Garifuna

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noun

An individual member of the Garinagu people.

Similar
Black Carib
OriginGarifuna garifuna ← Kalinago karifuna ← Proto-Cariban *karipona →
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Meanings

nounGarifuna (plural Garifunas or Garinagu)

plural Garifunas · plural Garinagu · alternative Garífuna · alternative Garifune

  1. An individual member of the Garinagu people.

    Synonyms: Black Carib

proper noun

alternative Garífuna · alternative Garifune

  1. The language of the Garinagu people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn individual member of the Garinagu people.

Similar
Black Carib

Origin

  1. Proto-Cariban*karipona“person”
  2. Kalinagokarifuna
  3. Garifunagarifuna
  4. EnglishGarifuna

From Garifuna garifuna, from Kalinago karifuna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

More words from Garifuna, Kalinago, Proto-Cariban

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

furigana
Cite this entry
APA

Garifuna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garifuna

MLA

“Garifuna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garifuna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garifuna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garifuna.

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