jibaro
[ hee-vuh-roh; Spanish hee-vah-raw ]
noun,plural ji·ba·ros [hee-vuh-rohz; Spanish hee-vah-raws for 1 ]. /ˈhi vəˌroʊz; Spanish ˈhi vɑˌrɔs for 1 /.
an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
the music of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
Origin of jibaro
1First 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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