Meanings
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.
2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN - Places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
- A township in Miami County, Indiana.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine, named after the country.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Clinton County, New York.
- A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
- A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Arabic بِيرُو, البِيرُو
- بِيرُو (bērū)country in South America
- البِيرُو (al-bērū)country in South America
Bengali পেরু
- পেরু (peru)country in South America
Bulgarian Перу́
- Перу́country in South America
Catalan Perú
- Perúcountry in South America
Chinese Cantonese 秘魯 /秘鲁
- 秘魯 /秘鲁 (bei³ lou⁵)country in South America
Chinese Mandarin 秘魯 /秘鲁
- 秘魯 /秘鲁 (Bìlǔ)country in South America
Czech Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Danish Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Dutch Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Esperanto Peruo
- Peruocountry in South America
Estonian Peruu
- Peruucountry in South America
Finnish Peru
- Perucountry in South America
French Pérou
- Péroucountry in South America
German Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Greek Περού
- Περού (Peroú)country in South America
Hebrew פֵּרוּ
- פֵּרוּ (perú)country in South America
Hindi पेरू
- पेरू (perū)country in South America
Hungarian Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Icelandic Perú
- Perúcountry in South America
Indonesian Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Irish Peiriú
- Peiriúcountry in South America
Italian Perù
- Perùcountry in South America
Japanese ペルー
- ペルー (Perū)country in South America
Korean 페루, 뻬루
- 페루country in South America
- 뻬루 (Pperu)country in South America
Latin Perūvia, Perūvium
- Perūviacountry in South America
- Perūviumcountry in South America
Latvian Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Lithuanian Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Malay Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Norwegian Bokmål Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Polish Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Portuguese Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Romanian Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Russian Перу́
- Перу́country in South America
Slovak Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Spanish Perú
- Perúcountry in South America
Swahili Peruu
- Peruucountry in South America
Swedish Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Tagalog Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Tamil பெரு
- பெரு (peru)country in South America
Thai เปรู
- เปรู (bpee-ruu)country in South America
Turkish Peru
- Perucountry in South America
Ukrainian Перу́
- Перу́country in South America
Urdu پیرُو
- پیرُو (perū)country in South America
Vietnamese Pê-ru
- Pê-rucountry in South America
Yiddish פּערו
- פּערו (peru)country in South America
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Peru
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Cite this entry
APA
Peru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peru
MLA
“Peru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peru. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peru.
Source: Peru on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.