Igorot

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

noun,plural Ig·o·rots, (especially collectively) Ig·o·rot.
  1. a member of a people of Malay descent in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, noted for their metalwork and weaving.

Origin of Igorot

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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

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Igorot

Igorrote (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, ˌiːɡə-)

/ (ˌɪɡəˈrəʊt, ˌiːɡə-) /


nounplural -rot, -rots, -rote or -rotes
  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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