peru

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of Peruvian brown. Added to X11's rgb.txt file on October 26 1989.

Noun

peru

1. (computer science) The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #CD853F.

References

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛru]

Etymology 1

Noun

peru

1. dative/locative singular of pero

Etymology 2

Verb

peru

1. first-person singular present of prát

Extremaduran

Conjunction

peru

1. but

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pero, from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾu/
• Rhymes: -eɾu
• Syllabification: pe‧ru

Conjunction

peru

1. Alternative form of pero (“but”)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology 1

perä +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperu/, [ˈpe̞ru]
• Rhymes: -eru
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧ru

Noun

peru

1. (usually figurative) heritage (property that may be inherited; inherited traditions)

   Synonym: perintö

2. (figuratively) origin (beginning, source)

   Synonym: alkuperä

   olla ikivanhaa perua ― to be of ancient origin

Usage notes

Only some cases are used in practice.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “peru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperuˣ/, [ˈpe̞ru(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eru
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧ru

Verb

peru

1. inflection of perua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• pure

Garo

Noun

peru

1. jackal

Icelandic

Noun

peru

1. indefinite accusative singular of pera
2. indefinite dative singular of pera
3. indefinite genitive singular of pera

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese (h)amp(ĕ)ru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux.

Noun

pĕru

1. gall; gall bladder
2. bile
3. pancreas

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “peru”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Latvian

Verb

peru

1. first-person singular present indicative of pērt

Noun

peru m

1. genitive plural of peri

Old English

Alternative forms

• pere

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *peru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ru/

Noun

peru f

1. pear

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

Derived terms

• perewōs
• piriġe

Descendants

• Middle English: pere, peere, per, peire, peore, peare
  • English: pear
    • →⇒ Chinese: 啤梨 (pílí)
    • →⇒ Khmer: ផ្លែភា (phlae phiə)
    • → Sotho: pere
    • → Thai: แพร์ (pɛɛ)
    • → Tokelauan: pea
    • → Xhosa: ipere
  • Scots: peer, peir
  • → Scottish Gaelic: peur

Portuguese

Etymology

From Peru (“Peru, also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to all the Spanish settlements in America”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: Peru
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pe‧ru

Noun

peru m (plural perus, feminine perua, feminine plural peruas)

1. wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

   Synonym: peru-selvagem

2. (broadly) turkey (any bird in the genus Meleagris)

Descendants

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Biru

Noun

peru m (uncountable)

1. turkey (flesh or meat of the turkey eaten as food)

Noun

peru m (plural perus)

1. (Portugal, soccer) a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper

   Synonym: frango

2. (Brazil, vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

References

• “peru”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “peru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “peru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “peru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

peru

1. dative/locative singular of pero

Verb

peru (Cyrillic spelling перу)

1. third-person plural present of prati

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈperu]

Noun

peru

1. dative singular of pero