Igorot

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

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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Historical Examples of igorot

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 Philippines
Isabel Anderson
For example, next to a great Christian cathedral was the Igorot dog market.
The Golden Skull
John Blaine
Camp had been pitched in a grove of trees on the Igorot side of the divide.
The Golden Skull
John Blaine
But a third Igorot boy did follow, and he returned to Bontoc this morning.
The Golden Skull
John Blaine
Unlike the Igorot spears, the Ifugao weapons were tall with flared points.
The Golden Skull
John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for igorot

Igorot

Igorrote (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, 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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