Igorot

Borrowed from Tagalog Igorot.

Igorot (plural Igorots or Igorot)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ʔiɡoˈɾot/, [ʔɪ.ɣoˈɾot]
• Hyphenation: I‧go‧rot

Igorót (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜓᜇᜓᜆ᜔)

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

   Synonym: Ipugaw

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