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.

Anagrams

Asturian

Proper noun

Perú ?

  1. Peru (a country in South America)
  • peruanu

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾu]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [peˈɾu]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

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

Proper noun

Perú m

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛːruː/

Proper noun

Perú n (genitive singular Perú or (rare) Perús, no plural)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Perú (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Perú
accusative Perú
dative Perú
genitive Perú, Perús1

1Rare.

Spanish

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /peˈɾu/ [peˈɾu]
    • Audio:(file)
    • 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)