Jívaro

[ hee-vuh-roh ]

noun

, plural Jí·va·ros, (especially collectively) Jí·va·ro

1. a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
2. any of the languages of the Jívaro.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Jívaro or their languages.

Jivaro

/ ˈhɪːvərəu /

noun

1. 1. a member of a group of sub-tribes native to the Amazonian forests of Peru and Ecuador, formerly noted for their warlike nature and head-shrinking rituals
   2. as modifier

      Jivaro rituals

2. any of the languages spoken by the Jivaro people

Other Words From

• Jí·va·ro·an [hee-v, uh, -, roh, -, uh, n], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jívaro¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from Spanish Jíbaro, a self designation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jívaro¹

C19: from Spanish jíbaro , from Shuar shuar people