Peruvian

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Peruvian

  • /pəˈɹuː.vi.ən/

Rhymes with -uːviən

Where it comes from

From Peru + -v- + -ian, or from Latin Peruvia.

noun Peruvians

  1. A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent. 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.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people. My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: peru, biro, selva, perú, andean, incan, quechuan, aymaran, ecuadorian, chilean, liman, colombian, nepalese, panamanian, paraguayan, nepali

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noun person from Peru

Españolperuano, peruana
한국어페루인 peru'in, 페루 사람 peru saram
日本語ペルー人 Perūjin
中文秘魯人 /秘鲁人 bìlǔrén, mìlǔrén
KiswahiliMperuu
Portuguêsperuano
FrançaisPéruvien, Péruvienne
DeutschPeruaner, Peruanerin
Italianoperuviano, peruviana
ΕλληνικάΠερουβιανός Perouvianós, Περουβιανή Perouvianí
Românăperuan, peruană
Русскийперуа́нец peruánec, перуа́нка peruánka
עבריתפרואני, פרואנית

adj pertaining to Peru

Españolperuano, peruviano
한국어페루의 Peru-ui
日本語ペルーの Perū no
KiswahiliKiperuu
Portuguêsperuano, peruviano
Françaispéruvien
Deutschperuanisch
Italianoperuviano
Ελληνικάπερουβιανός perouvianós
Românăperuan, peruvian
Русскийперуа́нский peruánskij
עבריתפרואנית

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"Peruvian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peruvian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Peruvian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peruvian

Chicago

"Peruvian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peruvian.

BibTeX
@misc{peruvian_2026,
  title = {Peruvian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peruvian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}