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Peruvian
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English
Etymology
From en Peru -v- -ian, or from Latin la Peruvia.
Pronunciation
en /pəˈɹuː.vi.ən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Peruvian.wav Southern England
en uːviən 4
Noun
A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.
en Claudia Rebaza ‘They messed with the wrong generation’: How young people shook up politics in Peru w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/americas/peru-president-youth-movement-intl 2020-11-23 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250523030750/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/americas/peru-president-youth-movement-intl 23 May 2025
Translations
person from Peru
Asturian: ast peruanu m, ast peruana f
Azerbaijani: az perulu
Catalan: ca peruà m, ca peruana f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 秘魯人 bìlǔrén, mìlǔrén
Czech: cs Peruánec m
Dutch: nl Peruaan m, nl Peruaanse f, nl Peruviaan m, nl Peruviaanse f
Esperanto: eo peruano man or woman, eo peruanino woman
Finnish: fi perulainen
French: fr Péruvien m, fr Péruvienne f
Galician: gl peruano m
German: de Peruaner m, de Peruanerin f
Greek: el Περουβιανός m, el Περουβιανή f
Hebrew: he פרואני m, he פרואנית f
Ido: io Peruano
Italian: it peruviano m, it peruviana f
Japanese: ja ペルー人 Perūjin
Korean: ko 페루인, ko 페루 사람
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb peruaner m
Nynorsk: nn peruan m, nn peruanar m
Polish: pl Peruwiańczyk m, pl Peruwianka f
Portuguese: pt peruano m
Romanian: ro peruan m, ro peruană f
Russian: ru перуа́нец m, ru перуа́нка f
Serbo-Croatian: sh Peruanac m, sh Peruanka f
Spanish: es peruano m, es peruana f
Swahili: sw Mperuu
Swedish: sv peruan m, sv peruanska f
Tagalog: tl Perubyano
Turkish: tr Perulu
Welsh: cy Periwiad m f
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.
2010-03-26 Patricia Brooks Culinary Surprises and Peruvian Charm https://web.archive.org/web/20220617105600/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/nyregion/28dinect.html My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel.
Derived terms
en Peruvianization Peruvianize Peruvianness Afro-Peruvian Peruvian daffodil Peruvian desert fox Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede Peruvian Hairless Dog Peruvian Inca Orchid Peruvian apple cactus Peruvian nutmeg Peruvian torch Peruvian wart Peruvian sheartail
Translations
pertaining to Peru
Asturian: ast peruanu
Catalan: ca peruà
Czech: cs peruánský
Dutch: nl Peruaans, nl Peruviaans
Esperanto: eo Perua
Finnish: fi perulainen
French: fr péruvien
Galician: gl peruano
German: de peruanisch
Greek: el περουβιανός
Hebrew: he פרואנית f
Italian: it peruviano
Japanese: ja ペルー ペルーの Perū no
Korean: ko 페루 ^페루-의
Latin: la peruvianus m, la peruviana f, la peruvianum n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb peruansk
Nynorsk: nn peruansk
Polish: pl peruwiański
Portuguese: pt peruano, pt peruviano m
Romanian: ro peruan, ro peruvian
Russian: ru перуа́нский
Spanish: es peruano, es peruviano
Swahili: sw Kiperuu
Swedish: sv peruansk
Ukrainian: uk перуа́нський
Welsh: cy Periweg, cy Periwaidd
en Nationalities Peru