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| Ji·va·ro [ hvə r ] (plural Ji·va·ro or Ji·va·ros) |
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1. member of Native S American people: a member of a Native South American people living in the tropical forests of Ecuador and northeastern Peru. Their ancestors were noted for their ritual of shrinking and preserving the heads of enemies they had killed.
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2. language of Jivaro: a language spoken by the Jivaro people, belonging to the Equatorial branch of Andean-Equatorial. Native speakers: 20,000.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Spanish jibaro] |
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 Ji·va·ro adjective |
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