Peru en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (London) audio
- /pəˈɹuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (US) audio
- /pəˈɹʉ/ (Scotland)
- /pəˈɹʉw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpɪəɹuː/ archaic, Indiana
- /pəˈɹʉː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /pəˈɹu/ (US)
- /pəˈɹɪʊ/ (Wales)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).
Meanings
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A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.
Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.
2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN:
- Places in the United States: ▸ A city in Illinois.
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- Places in the United States: ▸ A city in Kansas.
- Places in the United States: ▸ A town in Oxford County, Maine, named after the country.
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- A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.
Deriveds
Upper Peru · balsam of Peru · Peru Current · apple of Peru · marvel of Peru · apple-peru · West Peru
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (106)
ka პერუ (country in South America) · sv Peru (country in South America) · sh Peru (country in South America) · om Peeruu (country in South America) · ro Peru (country in South America) · or ପେରୁ (country in South America) · kmr Perû (country in South America) · mn Перу (country in South America) · si පේරු (country in South America) · ug پېرۇ (country in South America) · pl Peru (country in South America) · br Perou (country in South America) · af Peru (country in South America) · ja ペルー (country in South America) · gl Perú (country in South America) · ast Perú (country in South America) · bo པེ་རུ (country in South America) · la Perūvium (country in South America) · cs Peru (country in South America) · ms Peru (country in South America) · yo Peru (country in South America) · ota پرو (country in South America) · ta பெரு (country in South America) · az Peru (country in South America) · shn မိူင်းပေႇရူႉ (country in South America) · lt Peru (country in South America) · vi Pê-ru (country in South America) · ki Peru (country in South America) · hi पेरू (country in South America) · tk Peru (country in South America) · ady Перу (country in South America) · mer Peru (country in South America) · prs پیرُو (country in South America) · fi Peru (country in South America) · am ፔሩ (country in South America) · ko 뻬루 (country in South America) · hu Peru (country in South America) · fa-ira پِرو (country in South America) · my ပီရူး (country in South America) · uk Перу́ (country in South America) · mk Перу (country in South America) · da Peru (country in South America) · ps پېرو (country in South America) · acw بيرو (country in South America) · la Perūvia (country in South America) · et Peruu (country in South America) · sq Perú (country in South America) · lo ເປລູ (country in South America) · ar البِيرُو (country in South America) · be Перу́ (country in South America) · ur پیرُو (country in South America) · rar Peru (country in South America) · ru Перу́ (country in South America) · luy Peru (country in South America) · kam Peruu (country in South America) · te పెరూ (country in South America) · ay Piruw (country in South America) · ky Перу (country in South America) · yue 秘魯 /秘鲁 (country in South America) · ko 페루 (country in South America) · dv ޕެރޫ (country in South America) · srn Peru (country in South America) · bn পেরু (country in South America) · nl Peru (country in South America) · ar بِيرُو (country in South America) · fy Perû (country in South America) · ca Perú (country in South America) · uz Peru (country in South America) · tl Peru (country in South America) · sw Peruu (country in South America) · nb Peru (country in South America) · sq Perúja (country in South America) · it Perù (country in South America) · kln Peru (country in South America) · km ប៉េរូ (country in South America) · yi פּערו (country in South America) · de Peru (country in South America) · nrf Pérou (country in South America) · sh Перу (country in South America) · sk Peru (country in South America) · tr Peru (country in South America) · be Пэру́ (country in South America) · el Περού (country in South America) · is Perú (country in South America) · lv Peru (country in South America) · mr पेरू (country in South America) · cmn 秘魯 /秘鲁 (country in South America) · fr Pérou (country in South America) · he פֵּרוּ (country in South America) · bg Перу́ (country in South America) · lo ເປຣູ (country in South America) · th เปรู (country in South America) · eo Peruo (country in South America) · es Perú (country in South America) · qu Piruw (country in South America) · luo Peru (country in South America) · ga Peiriú (country in South America) · tt Перу (country in South America) · ia Peru (country in South America) · id Peru (country in South America) · sl Peru (country in South America) · pt Peru (country in South America) · hy Պերու (country in South America) · ab Перу (country in South America) · kk Перу (country in South America) · tg Перу (country in South America)