Peru
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Peru
- /pəˈɹuː/ UK
- /pəˈɹʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /pəˈɹu/ US
- /pəˈɹʉː/ Australia, New Zealand
- /pəˈɹʉ/ Scotland
- /pəˈɹɪʊ/ Wales
- /ˈpɪəɹuː/
Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).
proper noun
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima. Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.
- A city in Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
- A township in Miami County, Indiana.
- A city in Kansas.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine, named after the country.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Nebraska.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Clinton County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: colombia, ecuador, venezuela, panama, peruvian, zaire, philippines, bahrain, pakistan, country, table, biro, selva, jungle, lima, fujimori
Translations
Talk about this word "Peru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peru. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Peru. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peru "Peru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peru.Cite this
@misc{peru_2026,
title = {Peru},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peru},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
