English
jibaro
Jibaro comes from Spanish jíbaro ‘Jivaroan’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjíbaro‘Jivaroan’
- Englishearliest quotation 1898jibaro
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentjíbaro‘Jivaroan’
- Englishearliest quotation 1898jibaro
Earliest quotation: 1898, Murat Halstead, The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions: “The cultivation of the crops is entirely in the…”
Every English word from Spanish jíbaro
Today it means
noun A style of country music from Puerto Rico
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish jíbaro / jibaro