Igorot
[ig-uh-roht, ee-guh-]
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noun, plural Ig·o·rots, (especially collectively) Ig·o·rot.
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
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He told us with a chuckle that he had traded his dog to an Igorot for a cow.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the PhilippinesIsabel Anderson
For example, next to a great Christian cathedral was the Igorot dog market.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine
Camp had been pitched in a grove of trees on the Igorot side of the divide.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine
But a third Igorot boy did follow, and he returned to Bontoc this morning.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine
Unlike the Igorot spears, the Ifugao weapons were tall with flared points.
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Igorot
Igorrote (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, ˌiːɡə-)
noun plural -rot, -rots, -rote or -rotes
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