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单词 Jivaro
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Definition of Jivaro in English:

Jivaro

nounPlural Jivaros ˈhiːvərəʊˈhēvəˌrō
  • 1A member of an indigenous people living widely scattered throughout the Amazon jungle.

    希瓦罗人(散居在亚马孙河热带森林里)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Harner's book ‘Way of the Shaman’ is a good read though, and the Jivaro journeying method is a useful technique to experiment with.
    • Gift-giving is also important among the Jivaro.
    • You know, the Jivaro believe that once they shrink their enemy's heads, the soul is trapped inside it.
    • These native peoples, including the Jivaro and the Waoroni, speak languages that are unrelated to Quechua.
    • In his piece he discussed his research trips to the Jivaros, an Amazonian tribe in Ecuador.
    • The Jivaro have medicinal plants desired by the multinational Monsanto-Searle.
    • The Jivaro offer an interesting model, aside from the cannibalism.
  • 2mass noun Any of the group of languages spoken by the Jivaro.

    希瓦罗语

adjectiveˈhiːvərəʊˈhēvəˌrō
  • Relating to the Jivaro or their language.

    (与)希瓦罗人(或语)(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In contrast, consider the Jivaro peoples of Peru / Ecuador.
    • 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.

Derivatives

  • Jivaroan

  • noun & adjective
    • The Jivaro speak Jivaroan, which has many dialects.

Origin

From Spanish jíbaro, probably from the local name Shuara, Shiwora.

Definition of Jivaro in US English:

Jivaro

nounˈhēvəˌrō
  • 1A member of an indigenous people of the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • You know, the Jivaro believe that once they shrink their enemy's heads, the soul is trapped inside it.
    • In his piece he discussed his research trips to the Jivaros, an Amazonian tribe in Ecuador.
    • The Jivaro have medicinal plants desired by the multinational Monsanto-Searle.
    • These native peoples, including the Jivaro and the Waoroni, speak languages that are unrelated to Quechua.
    • The Jivaro offer an interesting model, aside from the cannibalism.
  • 2Any of the group of languages spoken by the Jivaro.

    希瓦罗语

adjectiveˈhēvəˌrō
  • Relating to the Jivaro or their language.

    (与)希瓦罗人(或语)(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next to him is a quite authentic Jivaro blow-gun originating with the people who used to make fully functional shrunken heads.
    • Dogs hold a privileged position in Jivaro households.
    • In contrast, consider the Jivaro peoples of Peru / Ecuador.

Origin

From Spanish jíbaro, probably from the local name Shuara, Shiwora.

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