Jívaro
[ hee-vuh-roh ]
noun,plural Jí·va·ros, (especially collectively) Jí·va·ro for 1.
a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
any of the languages of the Jívaro.
adjective
of or relating to the Jívaro or their languages.
Origin of Jívaro
1First recorded in 1860–65; from Spanish Jíbaro, a self designation
Other words from Jívaro
- Jí·va·ro·an [hee-vuh-roh-uhn], /hi vəˈroʊ ən/, adjective
Words Nearby Jívaro
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British Dictionary definitions for Jivaro
Jivaro
/ (ˈhɪːvərəu) /
noun
a member of a group of sub-tribes native to the Amazonian forests of Peru and Ecuador, formerly noted for their warlike nature and head-shrinking rituals
as modifier: Jivaro rituals
any of the languages spoken by the Jivaro people
Origin of Jivaro
1C19: from Spanish jíbaro, from Shuar shuar people
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