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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Jivaroan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxibaɾo/
- Rhymes: -ibaɾo
- Syllabification: jí‧ba‧ro
Noun
jíbaro m (plural jíbaros, feminine jíbara, feminine plural jíbaras)
- Jivaroan
- (Puerto Rico) one of the original Canarian settlers of Puerto Rico who lived as farmers in the mountainous regions
- (Puerto Rico) an ignorant person from a rural area
- (Colombia, Venezuela) drug trafficker
- Synonym: narcotraficante
Noun
jíbaro m (uncountable)
- the Jivaroan family of languages
Adjective
jíbaro (feminine jíbara, masculine plural jíbaros, feminine plural jíbaras)
- Jivaroan
- rustic; rural
- (Cuba, of an animal) feral
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