Hibito

noun

Hi·​bi·​to

(h)ēˈbē(ˌ)tō

plural Hibito or Hibitos

1

a

: an extinct Cholonan people of northwestern Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Hibito people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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