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Peru

proper noun

  1. country in South America
  2. Spanish viceroyalty 1542–1718 comprising modern Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and a large portion of modern Brazil
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈɹuː/ / /pəˈɹʉw/ / /pəˈɹu/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).

  1. 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.”

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  14. A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.