ˈhēvəˌrō noun
or ji·ba·ro -ēbə-
( plural jivaro or jivaros or jibaro or jibaros )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish jíbaro, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : a group of peoples of northwestern Peru and southern Ecuador
b. : a member of any of such peoples
2. : the language of the Jivaro peoples constituting a language family
• ji·va·ro·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rōən adjective , usually capitalized