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jibaro
[ hee-vuh-roh; Spanish hee-vah-raw ]
noun
, plural ji·ba·ros [hee, -v, uh, -rohz, hee, -vah-, r, aws].
- an inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
- the music of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jibaro1
First 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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