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Igorot

Igorot

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A person from one of the local groups who live in the mountains of northern Luzon in the Philippines
  • proper noun
: igorote
  • The mountains are very green; so are the rice saplings, springing up from the irrigated terraces the Igorots tended.

Examples

  • In the mountainous regions of northern Luzon, the Igorots have cultivated rice for generations.

  • She was Igorot, the strong bones of the mountain people evident in her cheeks, her jaw, her broad shoulders.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The Igorots watched him leave.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He had children, little Igorot babies, crowding around his feet.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He had not lost any of his avidity and went out among the Igorots.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Other pages reprinted addresses by American advocates of Philippine independence or protested the public display of Igorot tribesmen as "typical" Islanders.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I squinted my eyes and pretended that they were shrunken heads, like the ones in the pictures my father had taken in the Philippines, pictures of the Igorot Indians who were headhunters and wore the heads dangling from belts around their tattooed waists.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Igorots are known for their rich cultural traditions and vibrant festivals.

  • The Igorot people engage in traditional practices that reflect their deep connection to the land.

Surface Forms

Igorot main

Etymology

Igorot comes from a word used in the Philippines that means 'people of the mountains'. So, as a name for a person, Igorot refers to someone from the indigenous mountain peoples of northern Luzon.