Igorot

American  

[ig-uh-roht, ee-guh-] / ˌɪg əˈroʊt, ˌi gə- /

noun

Igorots, plural Igorot plural

1. a member of a people of Malay descent in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, noted for their metalwork and weaving.

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Igorot British  

/ ˌiːɡə-, ˌiːɡə-, ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, ˌɪɡəˈrəʊt /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Igorot
  plural
• Igorots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Igorot

First recorded in 1820–25; earlier Igorrot, from Spanish Yglote, from Igorot (an Austronesian language spoken by this people) Igōlot “mountain people,” equivalent to i- noun prefix + gōlot “mountain,” also the name of a mountain range

Example Sentences

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Igorot Igorots

It’s a safe bet that when you studied American history in high school, you didn’t learn about Maria Orosa, or the Alaskeros or Igorot people.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023

Human-caused climate change has taken so much from her people, said Longid, a member of the Indigenous Igorot community.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021

For official meetings, she favors the traditional attire of the Kankanaey Igorot: a woven red button-down coat, a wraparound skirt held in place by a wide, fringed cloth belt.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2018

Her parents, she said, were among the first educated generation of the Kankanaey Igorot indigenous community.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2018

You may lose the road in the clouds as you cross the top of the mountain range that divides the Igorot tribe from the Ifugaos, but you should then be able to see Banaue.

From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

The society was also scandalized by the native dress of the Igorots, Rydell said.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2019

Back from the Igorots, who pleaded against immediate independence as did the Moros, Secretary Hurley made his first official utterance in the islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ever since, V-J day has been Aug. 14 to the rest of the world but to his friends among the Igorots it is Sept.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The forest practices of the Igorots and Ifugaos could well be copied by us," Tony told the boys.

From The Golden Skull by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

According to the quality of the produce, the tobacco provinces rank in the following order: First, Cagayan and Isabela; Second, Igorots; Third, Island of Mindanao; Fourth, Bisayas; Fifth, Nueva Ecija.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin