English Explanatory Dictionary

kanaima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A destructive possessing spirit according to the beliefs of parts of South America.

Word forms

kanaima kanaimas

Etymology

Borrowed from various Cariban sources such as Ye'kwana kanaimö, Kari'na kanaimo, Pemon kanaimö.

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