Igorot

American  

[ig-uh-roht, ee-guh-] / ˌɪg əˈroʊt, ˌi gə- /

noun

PLURAL

Igorots,

PLURAL

Igorot

1. a member of a people of Malay descent in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, noted for their metalwork and weaving.

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Igorot British  

/ ˌiːɡə-, ˌiːɡə-, ˌɪɡəˈrəʊtɪ, ˌɪɡəˈrəʊt /

noun

1. a member of a Negrito people of the mountains of N Luzon in the Philippines: noted as early exponents of mining

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Etymology

Origin of Igorot

First recorded in 1820–25; earlier Igorrot, from Spanish Yglote, from Igorot (an Austronesian language spoken by this people) Igōlot “mountain people,” equivalent to i- noun prefix + gōlot “mountain,” also the name of a mountain range

Example Sentences

They recruited aboriginal Japanese, Native Americans, Igorot people from the Philippines and others from what they called “uncivilized tribes” who attended the World’s Fair to try such events as archery and track.

From Seattle Times

Antero Cabrera, brought from the Philippines to be displayed in a replica Igorot “village” at the 1904 World’s Fair, is remembered by his granddaughter, who notes how he found agency amid the ordeal and started a family in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“Indigenous peoples generally have this worldview of relating in harmony with nature,” said Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, and a member of the Igorot people of the Philippines.

From Los Angeles Times

Her parents, she said, were among the first educated generation of the Kankanaey Igorot indigenous community.

From New York Times

For official meetings, she favors the traditional attire of the Kankanaey Igorot: a woven red button-down coat, a wraparound skirt held in place by a wide, fringed cloth belt.

From New York Times