Perú

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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.

Anagrams

Asturian

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Proper noun

Perú ?

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perú m

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Perú

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Perú m

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perú n (invariable)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾu/
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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

Anagrams

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Perú

  1. Peru (a country in South America)
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