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cannibalisme

cannibalism

noun kah-nee-bah-LEESS-muh Rare
People & Society Values

Origin: From cannibale, from Spanish caníbal, a variant of Carib, the name of an indigenous Caribbean people.

Usage Note

Cannibalisme is used both literally (the eating of human flesh) and figuratively in business contexts, where cannibalisation describes one product eating into another's sales. The adjective form is cannibale, which can also function as a noun referring to the person.

Examples

"Le cannibalisme est un tabou universel."

Natural Translation

Cannibalism is a universal taboo.

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