Jívaro

American  

[hee-vuh-roh] / ˈhi vəˌroʊ /

noun

plural

Jívaros,

plural

Jívaro

1. a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.

2. any of the languages of the Jívaro.

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adjective

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

Jivaro British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Jívaroan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Jívaro

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

Example Sentences

The Jívaro people of Ecuador posit the existence of three souls, each imbued with unique potential.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

Thus, we have in Maya, mehen "son," ix-mehen "daughter,"— -ix is a feminine prefix; and in the Jívaro, of Ecuador, vila "son," vilalu, "daughter."

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.