I can tell you what comes to my mind when I hear it….the word “Carib”. The Caribs are the aborigines of the Caribbean. 1. adj. 2. Carib (n.) "one of a native people of Central America and northern South America and formerly of the Caribbean," 1550s, from Spanish Caribe, from Arawakan (West Indies) kalingo, karina, or kalino, said to mean "brave ones" or else "strong men." The word “Caribbean” is said to have derived from “Carib”. As an adjective by 1881. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. They are American Indian tribe who inhabited the Lesser Antilles at the time of Christopher Columbus. Of or relating to the Caribbean Sea, its islands, or its Central or South American coasts or to the peoples or cultures of this region.

The Caribs are the locals of the Caribbean. Of or relating to the Carib or their language or culture. n. A Carib. Caribbean (adj.)
n Caribbean region including the Caribbean Islands n Caribbean an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Interesting fact: Pineapples were first called "anana", which is Caribbean for "excellent fruit." It’s not a beer, LOL (Caribbean people would more likely catch this joke). "of or pertaining to the Caribs," also "of the sea between the West Indies and the South American mainland," by 1750s, from Carib, indigenous people's name for themselves, + -ean. Entries related to Carib
Hmm, but what is “Carib”? No, it’s not the beer. : of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea the Caribbean islands a Caribbean cruise First Known Use of Caribbean 1772, in the meaning defined above History and Etymology for Caribbean