Igorots

Variant of Igorot

Igorot definition

Igo·rot (ē′gō rōt′, ig′ə-)

noun

  1. pl. Igorots -·rots′ or Igorot -·rot′ a member of any of several indigenous peoples of the highlands of N Luzon, in the Philippines
  2. any of the Austronesian languages of these peoples

Etymology: Sp Igorrote, prob. < Igolot, name used in certain older records: of Tagalog orig.

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