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jibaro

American  
[hee-vuh-roh, hee-vah-raw] / ˈhi vəˌroʊ, ˈhi vɑˌrɔ /

noun

plural

jibaros

  1. an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.

  2. the music of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.

Etymology

Origin of jibaro

First recorded in 1860–65 referring to the Ecuadorean and Peruvian people; from Latin American Spanish jíbaro, self-designation of an Indigenous people of Ecuador and Peru, famous for their resistance to colonial rule, or a member of this people, or their language

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