Igorot

Meaning

Noun

A member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.

Origin

Borrowed through Tagalog Igorot. Likely originally from one of the languages in Northern Luzon, especially the Cordillera Administrative Region, where i-- + golot, similar to Ilocano, Ilocos, Ifugao, Ibaloi, Ivatan, Ikalahan, Ibanag, Itawis, etc.

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