ayam piru

Malay

Etymology

Compound of ayam (“chicken”) +‎ Piru (“Peru”), borrowed from Portuguese peru. Literally, “Peruvian chicken”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈajam ˈpiru/ [ˈa.jam ˈpi.ru]
  • Rhymes: -ru, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧yam‧pi‧ru

Noun

ayam piru (Jawi spelling ايم ڤيرو, plural ayam-ayam piru)

  1. (rare) A type of bird; a turkey.
    Synonyms: ayam belanda, ayam inggeris (obsolete)

Further reading

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