Jivaro

Ji·va·ro

(hē′və-rō′)

n. pl. Jivaro or Ji·va·ros

Variant of Jibaro.

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Jivaro

(ˈhɪːvərəu)

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology)

a. 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

b. (as modifier): Jivaro rituals.

2. (Languages) any of the languages spoken by the Jivaro people

[C19: from Spanish jíbaro, from Shuar shuar people]

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