Spanish Conversation · Level 157
30 words
Spanish word
caníbal
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈniβal/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)cannibal
Example
Dicen que él es un caníbal.
People say he is a cannibal.
More examples
En el pueblo se encontró evidencia de caníbales.
Evidence of cannibals was found in the village.
Core concept
A person or animal that eats human flesh.
Common phrases
un caníbal
a cannibal
víctimas de caníbales
victims of cannibals
Similar words
antropófago: Person or animal that eats human flesh, formal or scientific term.
Definition in Spanish
Persona o animal que se alimenta de carne humana.
Word origin
Spanish caníbal is borrowed from the historical term Caníbales used by early Europeans and incorporated into European languages with the sense of someone who eats human flesh.
Usage tips
- The word functions as both a noun and an adjective in Spanish, for example un acto caníbal, so context determines whether it names a being or describes an action.
Other meanings
- man-eaternoun
- human-eaternoun
Opposites
- vegetarianovegetariannoun
Related words
- canibalismocannibalismnoun