Peruvian
English
Etymology
From Peru + -v- + -ian, or from Latin Peruvia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈɹuː.vi.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːviən
Noun
Peruvian (plural Peruvians)
- A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.
- 2020 November 23, Claudia Rebaza, “‘They messed with the wrong generation’: How young people shook up politics in Peru”, in CNN[1]:
- After a raucous two weeks of power plays at the highest levels of government that saw three different men pass through Peru’s presidency, thousands of young Peruvians have reinvigorated protest and politics.
Translations
person from Peru
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Adjective
Peruvian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.
- 2010 March 26, Patricia Brooks, “Culinary Surprises and Peruvian Charm”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 June 2022:
- My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to Peru
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