los jíbaros
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el jíbaro, la jíbara, jíbaro(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. Jivaro
Los jíbaros tienen la tradición de reducir la cabeza de sus rivales.The Jivaro have the tradition of shrinking the head of their fallen rivals.
2. (country person) (Peru) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in Peru
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (slang) (drug dealer) (Colombia)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. pusher (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La policía empieza a cercar a los jíbaros importantes de la zona.Police are closing in on the major pushers in the area.
b. dealer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Carlos le compró un poco de marihuana a un jíbaro.Carlos bought some marijuana from a dealer.
4. (language)
a. Jivaro
Mi abuela ecuatoriana habla español y jíbaro.My Ecuadorian grandmother speaks Spanish and Jivaro.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. Jivaro
Este antropólogo estudia las costumbres del pueblo jíbaro.This anthropologist studies the customs of the Jivaro people.
6. (provincial) (Peru) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in Peru
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. country
Manuel sabe montar a caballo porque es de cultura jíbara.Manuel knows how to ride a horse because he comes from a country tradition.
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