50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /ˈkæl.ɪ.bæn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Created by Shakespeare for the monstrous son of Sycorax in his play The Tempest (1611). It has been suggested that it is a variant or anagram of the Spanish word caníbal "cannibal". Categories invented, Shakespearean characters, uncertain etymology
