jíbaro

See also: jibaro

Spanish

Alternative forms

• gíbaro (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Jivaroan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxibaɾo/ [ˈxi.β̞a.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ibaɾo
• Syllabification: jí‧ba‧ro

Noun

jíbaro m (plural jíbaros, feminine jíbara, feminine plural jíbaras)

1. Jivaroan
2. (Puerto Rico) one of the original Canarian settlers of Puerto Rico who lived as farmers in the mountainous regions
3. (Puerto Rico) an ignorant person from a rural area
4. (Colombia, Venezuela) drug trafficker

   Synonym: narcotraficante

Noun

jíbaro m (uncountable)

1. the Jivaroan family of languages

Adjective

jíbaro (feminine jíbara, masculine plural jíbaros, feminine plural jíbaras)

1. Jivaroan
2. rustic; rural
3. (Cuba, of an animal) feral

Further reading

• “jíbaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014