Jivaro

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Ji·va·ro

J0045150 (hē′və-rō′)n. pl. Jivaro or Ji·va·ros Variant of Jibaro.

Jivaro

(ˈhɪːvərəu) n1. (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 ritualsb. (as modifier): Jivaro rituals. 2. (Languages) any of the languages spoken by the Jivaro people[C19: from Spanish jíbaro, from Shuar shuar people]