Portland Weather Glossary. 1  mist â very fine rain, usually occurring overnight and in early morning. 2  drizzle â misty rain, usually occurring intermittently throughout the day. 3  shower â medium-intensity storm lasting anywhere from 20 minutes to a couple of hours.  rain â persistent precipitation that lasts a period of hours.
cannibal. n. 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology). a. a person who eats the flesh of other human beings. b. (as modifier): cannibal tribes.anâ¢niâ¢bal. 1. a person who eats human flesh, esp. for magical or religious purposes. 2. any animal that eats its own kind. 3. pertaining to or like a cannibal. 4. given to cannibalism.
Confidence votes 163. Cannibal comes from the Spanish Canibales, a word first used by Christopher Columbus. During his time in the West Indies, Columbus heard stories about a group of natives who would eat the flesh of humans.he act of actually eating human flesh by these tribes was never confirmed however. The actual origin of the word can be broken down to the word Carib, which was the name of the actual peoples living in the area, and which is likely the derivitive of the area known today as The Carribean.