Peruvian
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3.0
- adjective
- /pəˈruːviən/
:
peruano
- During our trip, we explored the beautiful landscapes of the Peruvian Andes mountains.
- Peruvian pisco
- Peruvian Andes
- Peruvian penguins
OK, it's a Peruvian take on ATJ style Taco.
- OK, it's a Peruvian take on ATJ style Taco.
- We have a, this is a Peruvian sunrise.
- Finished his shift in a Peruvian salt mine.
- I heard that you have a special Peruvian fact, and it might involve your Co host.
- We went to the Peruvian Amazon and out there I was studying the sloth and the pink dolphin.
- Ayahuasca being a Peruvian Amazonian vine that's made into a brew that has psychedelic properties.
- I don't know if this was one last year smells coconut tea and I love coconut says it has vanilla and Peruvian rosewood.
Examples
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He is Peruvian, and so he infuses this Peruvian flavor into the Japanese food.
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Our next dish is the famous Peruvian Lomo filtata.
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There was... Peruvian music playing in the background.
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The black market in foreign exchange is important in the Peruvian context for several reasons.
Academic text (1991) -
Mr Santiago is the Peruvian Secretary for Trade.
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When we arrived, we made Peruvian friends, but today we don't have much contact with them.
Academic text (1999) -
Today I am doing a Thanksgiving twist on a Peruvian classic, the Kausa.
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We went to the Peruvian Amazon and out there I was studying the sloth and the pink dolphin.
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The priests of Chavin became a cultural elite, perhaps the first upper class in the Peruvian Andes.
Academic text (2011) -
According to the F.A.A., the first reported hijacking was a Peruvian airliner commandeered on a domestic flight in 1931.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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3.5
Relating to the people, culture, or things of Latin America
26
2.3
Relating to South America or its people
15
3.5
About Latin America, its people, or their culture
6
5.6
Relating to the Andes mountains or the people who live there
Compounds
A South and Central American tree that makes a sticky resin used in perfume and medicine
- Archaic
Dried bark from a South American tree that contains quinine used to treat malaria
A plant with clusters of long-lasting pinkish flowers grown in gardens or used in bouquets
A small evergreen tree from Peru with a rounded top, hanging branches, greenish flowers, and pink fruit
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Peruvian comes from the country name Peru plus the ending -an, which means 'from' a place, like in American. The name Peru probably comes from a local leader called 'Birú', so Peruvian means 'from Peru'.