Perú

See also: peru, Peru, Perù, Perû, Perũ, Perū, pēru, and përu

English

Proper noun

Perú

1. Alternative spelling of Peru (“country in South America”).
   • 1937, John T[odd] Zimmer, Studies of Peruvian Birds I-XXV, New York, N.Y.: American Museum of Natural History, page 12:

     There is no question, as pointed out by Dr. Chapman (1931, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., LXIII, pp. 88-91), that the dark, sharp-tailed albigularis of eastern Ecuador and eastern Perú is quite distinct from albescens josephinae of the Roraima and Duida regions (which ranges eastward into Dutch Guiana).

   • 1963, Ignacio A. Richkarday, translated by Ann Marie Swenson, Jack Danciger: His Life and Work, →OCLC:

     This coat of arms was given to Mr. Danciger by Mr. Claudio Fernández Concha, Mayor of Lima, Perú, during a ceremony wherein the city fathers expressed to Mr. Danciger their appreciation for his good works on behalf of the citizens of Perú.

   • 2012, César Merino Soto, Julio Carozzo Campos, Luis Benites Morales, “Bullying in Perú: A Code of Silence?”, in Shane R. Jimerson, Amanda B. Nickerson, Matthew J. Mayer, Michael J. Furlong, editors, Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research and Practice, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y., Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN:

     Because Perú is a multicultural country, this diversity in schools may contribute to the bullying of students across different ethnic groups.

Asturian

Proper noun

Perú ?

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Related terms

• peruanu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peˈɾu]

• Audio (Valencian)

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Proper noun

Perú m

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• peruà

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Perú

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Galician

Proper noun

Perú m

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• peruano

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɛːruː/

Proper noun

Perú n (invariable)

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Quechua pelu (“river”), or the name of a ruler. More at Peru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾu/ [peˈɾu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Pe‧rú

Proper noun

Perú m

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Usage notes

• The definite article is optional when referring to Peru in Spanish (i.e. el Perú).

Derived terms

• bálsamo del Perú
• cardón del Perú
• chuvé del Perú
• coca del Perú
• lentisco del Perú
• peruanismo
• peruano, peruana
• peruviano, peruviana

 

Anagrams

• puré

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Perú

1. Peru (a country in South America)