Peruvian

/pəˈruːviən/

Definition

Definition of Peruvian - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nationalityperson born in Peru or whose family comes from Peru

Maria is a proud Peruvian.

citizen

native

Adjective

countrytypical of the culture or people of Peru

She loves Peruvian cuisine.

Andean

Incan

originoriginating from Peru

He wore a Peruvian hat.

indigenous

local

native

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Expressions with Peruvian

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Peruvian current

cold ocean current along South America's Pacific Coast

The Peruvian current affects the climate of coastal Peru.

Origin of Peruvian

Spanish, Peru (country name)

Terms with Peruvian included in their meaning

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pink peppercorn

culinary spice

dried berry of the Peruvian peppertree used as spice

chicha

music

Peruvian music genre mixing cumbia and huayno

chillador

music

Peruvian stringed instrument with ten to fourteen strings

Conima

folk

traditional Peruvian music style from a specific coastal region

inti

Peruvian currency

currency of Peru from 1985 to 1991

lily of the Incas

synonym

another name for the Peruvian lily

Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru

politics

Peruvian leftist guerrilla group active in the 1980s and 1990s

MRTA

acr.

acr: Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru

Peruvian revolutionary group active in the late 20th century

Examples of Peruvian in a sentence

A Peruvian shared his cultural traditions at the festival.
The Peruvian festival was vibrant and colorful.
He admires Peruvian art and music.
She enjoyed the Peruvian cuisine at the festival.
The museum displayed Peruvian artifacts.

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French:Péruvien, péruvien, ...
German:Peruaner, peruanisch, ...
Italian:peruviano, del Perù, ...
Spanish:peruano, de Perú, ...
Portuguese:peruano, ...
Chinese:秘鲁人, 秘鲁的, ...
Japanese:ペルー人, ペルーの, ...
Arabic:بِيرُوفِيّ, ...
Hebrew:פֶּרוּאָנִי, פֶּרוּאָנִי, ...
Russian:перуанец, перуанский, ...
Ukrainian:перуанець, перуанський, ...
Hindi:पेरूवियन, पेरू की, ...
Bengali:পেরুভিয়ান, পেরুর, ...
Catalan:peruà, de Perú, ...
Czech:Peruánec, peruánský, ...
Danish:peruvianer, peruviansk, ...
Dutch:Peruaan, Peruaans, ...
Greek:Περουβιανός, περουβιανός, ...
Hungarian:perui, ...
Khmer:ជនជាតិប៉េរូ, ប៉េរូ, ...
Korean:페루인, 페루의, ...
Persian:پرویی, پروئی, ...
Polish:Peruwianka, peruwiański, ...
Portuguese (BR):peruano, do Peru, ...
Romanian:peruan, peruvian, ...
Swedish:peruan, peruansk, ...
Thai:ชาวเปรู, เปรู, ...
Turkish:Perulu, Peru'ya özgü, ...
Vietnamese:người Peru, Peru, ...

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