Jivaro
/ˈhiːvərəʊ
/noun (plural same or Jivaros)
1A member of an indigenous people living widely scattered throughout the Amazon jungle.In his piece he discussed his research trips to the Jivaros, an Amazonian tribe in Ecuador....
- Gift-giving is also important among the Jivaro.
- Harner's book ‘Way of the Shaman’ is a good read though, and the Jivaro journeying method is a useful technique to experiment with.
2 [mass noun] Any of the group of languages spoken by the Jivaro.
adjective
Relating to the Jivaro or their language.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.
- In contrast, consider the Jivaro peoples of Peru / Ecuador.
Derivatives
Jivaroan
- The Jivaro speak Jivaroan, which has many dialects.
Origin
From Spanish jíbaro, probably from the local name Shuara, Shiwora.