Hyphenation
can·ni·balTurkish pronunciation
känıbılSynonyms
aborigine,
anthropophaginian,
anthropophagite,
anthropophagus,
brute,
bush dweller,
cruel person,
head-hunter,
ogre,
ogress,
primitive,
ruffian,
savagePronunciation
/ˈkanəbəl/ /ˈkænəbəl/
Etymology
() From Spanish Cannibalis, the name given by Christopher Columbus to the Caribs, who allegedly ate human flesh.