how to pronounce cannibal

/ˈkæn.ɪ.bəl/

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cannibal is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cannibal in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Ed Gein was also a cannibal serial …”

meaning of cannibal

Cannibal is a person who eats the flesh of another human being.

cannibal frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cannibal occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.