Meanings
nounPeruvian (plural Peruvians)
plural Peruvians
- 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.
2020 November 23, Claudia Rebaza, “‘They messed with the wrong generation’: How young people shook up politics in Peru”, in CNN
adjectivePeruvian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, 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.
2010 March 26, Patricia Brooks, “Culinary Surprises and Peruvian Charm”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022
Origin
From Peru + -v- + -ian, or from Latin Peruvia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan peruà, peruana
- peruàperson from Peru
- peruanaperson from Peru
- peruàpertaining to Peru
Chinese Mandarin 秘魯人 /秘鲁人
- 秘魯人 /秘鲁人 (bìlǔrén, mìlǔrén)person from Peru
Czech Peruánec, peruánský
- Peruánecperson from Peru
- peruánskýpertaining to Peru
Dutch Peruaan, Peruaanse
- Peruaanperson from Peru
- Peruaanseperson from Peru
- Peruviaanperson from Peru
- Peruviaanseperson from Peru
- Peruaanspertaining to Peru
- Peruviaanspertaining to Peru
Esperanto peruano, peruanino
- peruanoperson from Peru
- peruaninoperson from Peru
- Peruapertaining to Peru
Finnish perulainen, perulainen
- perulainenperson from Peru
- perulainenpertaining to Peru
French Péruvien, Péruvienne
- Péruvienperson from Peru
- Péruvienneperson from Peru
- péruvienpertaining to Peru
German Peruaner, Peruanerin
- Peruanerperson from Peru
- Peruanerinperson from Peru
- peruanischpertaining to Peru
Greek Περουβιανός, Περουβιανή
- Περουβιανός (Perouvianós)person from Peru
- Περουβιανή (Perouvianí)person from Peru
- περουβιανός (perouvianós)pertaining to Peru
Hebrew פרואני, פרואנית
- פרואניperson from Peru
- פרואניתperson from Peru
- פרואניתpertaining to Peru
Italian peruviano, peruviana
- peruvianoperson from Peru
- peruvianaperson from Peru
- peruvianopertaining to Peru
Japanese ペルー人, ペルーの
- ペルー人 (Perūjin)person from Peru
- ペルーの (Perū no)pertaining to Peru
Korean 페루인, 페루 사람
- 페루인 (peru'in)person from Peru
- 페루 사람 (peru saram)person from Peru
- 페루의 (Peru-ui)pertaining to Peru
Latin peruvianus, peruviana
- peruvianuspertaining to Peru
- peruvianapertaining to Peru
- peruvianumpertaining to Peru
Norwegian Bokmål peruaner, peruansk
- peruanerperson from Peru
- peruanskpertaining to Peru
Polish Peruwiańczyk, Peruwianka
- Peruwiańczykperson from Peru
- Peruwiankaperson from Peru
- peruwiańskipertaining to Peru
Portuguese peruano, peruano
- peruanoperson from Peru
- peruanopertaining to Peru
- peruvianopertaining to Peru
Romanian peruan, peruană
- peruanperson from Peru
- peruanăperson from Peru
- peruanpertaining to Peru
- peruvianpertaining to Peru
Russian перуа́нец, перуа́нка
- перуа́нец (peruánec)person from Peru
- перуа́нка (peruánka)person from Peru
- перуа́нский (peruánskij)pertaining to Peru
Spanish peruano, peruana
- peruanoperson from Peru
- peruanaperson from Peru
- peruanopertaining to Peru
- peruvianopertaining to Peru
Swahili Mperuu, Kiperuu
- Mperuuperson from Peru
- Kiperuupertaining to Peru
Swedish peruan, peruanska
- peruanperson from Peru
- peruanskaperson from Peru
- peruanskpertaining to Peru
Tagalog Perubyano
- Perubyanoperson from Peru
Turkish Perulu
- Peruluperson from Peru
Ukrainian перуа́нський
- перуа́нський (peruánsʹkyj)pertaining to Peru
Welsh Periwiad, Periweg
- Periwiadperson from Peru
- Periwegpertaining to Peru
- Periwaiddpertaining to Peru
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Peruvian
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Peruvian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peruvian
MLA
“Peruvian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peruvian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peruvian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peruvian.
Source: Peruvian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.