Igorot

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Igorot

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Noun

Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)

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

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Noun

Igorot

1. Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)

Derived terms

• Igorotak

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot or Ilocano Igorot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈɡoɾot/ [ʔiˈɡoː.ɾot̚]
• Rhymes: -oɾot
• Syllabification: I‧go‧rot

Noun

Igorot

1. Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)

Derived terms

• Igorotak

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hispanization of i- (demonym prefix) +‎ gulot (“mountain range”). Doublet of Igorote.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiɡoˈɾot/ [ʔɪ.ɣoˈɾot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: I‧go‧rot

Noun

Igorót (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓᜇᜓᜆ᜔)

1. Igorot; Cordilleran (indigenous inhabitant of the Luzon Cordillera mountain ranges in the Philippines)

   Synonym: Ipugaw

Usage notes

• The term Ifugao is more frequently used by the Igorot themselves, as Igorot is viewed as slightly pejorative, except by the Ibaloys.

Further reading

• “Igorot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “Igorot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1 November 2011), Etimologia de los nombres de razas de Filipinas‎ (in Spanish), NoBooks Editorial