Igorot

[ ig-uh-roht, ee-guh- ]

/ ˌɪg əˈroʊt, ˌi gə- /

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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Examples from the Web for igorot

Igorot women were made the mistresses of both officers and soldiers.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
They persecuted the Igorot even worse than had the insurrectos.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
Others of Igorot and Kalinga origin sometimes appear, but are seldom imitated by the local basket-makers.
The Tinguian|Fay-Cooper Cole
The life of the Igorot is somber-hued indeed as compared with that of his more advanced neighbor, the Ilokano.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks

Now and then they could see an Igorot village far below, but this was mostly uninhabited country.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for igorot

Igorot

Igorrote (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, ˌiːɡə-)

/ (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊt, ˌiːɡə-) /

noun plural -rot, -rots, -rote or -rotes

a member of a Negrito people of the mountains of N Luzon in the Philippines: noted as early exponents of mining

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