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TatoXíbaro
Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2008 - 5:59am
jíbaro
jíbaro, xíbaro, gíbaro, xívaro, gívaro, jívaro...
xí.ba.ro, jí.ba.ro, gí.ba.ro, etc. n. 1. mountain folk of the island of Puerto Rico; a term used to describe a Puerto Rican peasant; anyone from the countryside. 2. word of indigenous origin; applied originally to one of the numerous groups or nations in which the caribes (Island Caribs) were divided; the Jíbaro nation was characterized by its mountainous habits. (Salvador Brau). 3. Indians (Natives) who escaped into the hills to avoid forced servitude under Spanish colonial rule. (Sued Badillo) 4. (Sp. orthography) jíbaro forest man, i.e. native, term with which Spanish sailors identified the natives, or mountain people in Central and South America. 5. racial classification applied to crosses between Blacks and natives in Spanish Colonial System, (in Brazil) local term of Tupi origin applied to various crosses between Blacks and natives. 6. (in Ecuador & Peru) Jíbaro, Jívaro, Xívaro, Chíwaro: North West Amazonian ethno-linguistic family group (i.e., Shuara, Shuar) with long history of survival and defense against outsiders and a reputation as fierceness warriors in battle, who engage in guerilla tactics and headhunting.
cimarrón
cimarrón, jimarrón, ximarrón
ci.ma.rrón, ji.ma.rrón, xi.ma.rrón, n. 1. maroon: slaves of African origin who escaped seeking freedom away from the dominion of their masters. 2. escaped from domestication. 3. applied to domestic animals, which escape and turn wild. 4. fugitive, escaped, risen, brave.
jímaran
xímaran, jímaran
xí.ma.ran, jí.ma.ran, n. 1. word of indigenous origin, arrow fired from the bow. 2. escaped from the dominion of man. 3. fugitive, escaped, risen, brave. 4. applied to domestic animals, which escape and turn wild and also to men, first indigenous and later Africans who escaped seeking freedom away from the dominion of the master.
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