How to Pronounce "cannibal"
word
ˈkænəbəɫ
KAN-uh-buhl
kˈænɪbəl
KAN-ih-buhl
Definition
A cannibal is a person or animal that eats others of its own kind, especially humans who eat human flesh.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkænəbəɫ
British English
kˈænɪbəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAN-uh-buhl
UK
KAN-ih-buhl
Listen in Context
The explorers were afraid of being attacked by cannibals.
A tiger became a cannibal after eating another tiger.
A cannibal eats people.
That old legend describes a remote island full of cannibals.