Igorot

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Noun[edit]

Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)

  1. A member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hispanization of i- (demonym prefix) +‎ gulot (mountain range).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Igorót (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓᜇᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)
    Synonym: Ipugaw

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term Ifugao is more frequently used by the Igorot themselves, as Igorot is viewed as slightly pejorative, except by the Ibaloys.