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Jívaro
[ hee-vuh-roh ]
noun
, plural Jí·va·ros, (especially collectively) Jí·va·ro
- a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
- any of the languages of the Jívaro.
adjective
- of or relating to the Jívaro or their languages.
Jivaro
/ ˈhɪːvərəu /
noun
- 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
- as modifier
Jivaro rituals
- any of the languages spoken by the Jivaro people
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Other Words From
- Jí·va·ro·an [hee-v, uh, -, roh, -, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Jívaro1
First recorded in 1860–65; from Spanish Jíbaro, a self designation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Jívaro1
C19: from Spanish jíbaro , from Shuar shuar people
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