Definition of Jivaro in English:
Jivaro
nounPlural Jivaros ˈhiːvərəʊˈhēvəˌrō
1A member of an indigenous people living widely scattered throughout the Amazon jungle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Harner's book ‘Way of the Shaman’ is a good read though, and the Jivaro journeying method is a useful technique to experiment with.
- Gift-giving is also important among the Jivaro.
- You know, the Jivaro believe that once they shrink their enemy's heads, the soul is trapped inside it.
- These native peoples, including the Jivaro and the Waoroni, speak languages that are unrelated to Quechua.
- In his piece he discussed his research trips to the Jivaros, an Amazonian tribe in Ecuador.
- The Jivaro have medicinal plants desired by the multinational Monsanto-Searle.
- The Jivaro offer an interesting model, aside from the cannibalism.
2mass noun Any of the group of languages spoken by the Jivaro.
adjectiveˈhiːvərəʊˈhēvəˌrō
Relating to the Jivaro or their language.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast, consider the Jivaro peoples of Peru / Ecuador.
- Dogs hold a privileged position in Jivaro households.
- Next to him is a quite authentic Jivaro blow-gun originating with the people who used to make fully functional shrunken heads.
Derivatives
noun & adjective
The Jivaro speak Jivaroan, which has many dialects.
Origin
From Spanish jíbaro, probably from the local name Shuara, Shiwora.