# peru
## Translingual

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### Etymology

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

### Noun

peru
* (computer science) The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #CD853F.
    peru:

### References

* ↑ https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~alanc/xc-historical/commit/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?id=6904446b8a8dc2bdf6f420f5436552ee920d70e2

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɛru]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

peru
* dative/locative singular of pero

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

peru
* first-person singular present of prát

## Extremaduran
### Conjunction

peru
* but

## Fala
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeɾu/
* Rhymes: -eɾu
* Syllabification: pe‧ru

### Conjunction

peru
* Alternative form of pero (“but”)

### References

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

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

perä +‎ -u

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈperu/, [ˈpe̞ru]
* Rhymes: -eru
* Hyphenation: pe‧ru

#### Noun

peru
* (usually figurative) heritage (property that may be inherited; inherited traditions)
    Synonym: perintö
* (figuratively) origin (beginning, source)
    Synonym: alkuperä
    olla ikivanhaa perua ― to be of ancient origin

##### Usage notes

Only some cases are used in practice.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of peru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
peruni
peruni
accusative
nom.
peruni
peruni
gen.
peruni
genitive
peruni
perujeni
partitive
peruani
perujani
inessive
perussani
peruissani
elative
perustani
peruistani
illative
peruuni
peruihini
adessive
perullani
peruillani
ablative
perultani
peruiltani
allative
perulleni
peruilleni
essive
perunani
peruinani
translative
perukseni
peruikseni
abessive
peruttani
peruittani
instructive
comitative
—peruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
perusi
perusi
accusative
nom.
perusi
perusi
gen.
perusi
genitive
perusi
perujesi
partitive
peruasi
perujasi
inessive
perussasi
peruissasi
elative
perustasi
peruistasi
illative
peruusi
peruihisi
adessive
perullasi
peruillasi
ablative
perultasi
peruiltasi
allative
perullesi
peruillesi
essive
perunasi
peruinasi
translative
peruksesi
peruiksesi
abessive
peruttasi
peruittasi
instructive
comitative
—peruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
perumme
perumme
accusative
nom.
perumme
perumme
gen.
perumme
genitive
perumme
perujemme
partitive
peruamme
perujamme
inessive
perussamme
peruissamme
elative
perustamme
peruistamme
illative
peruumme
peruihimme
adessive
perullamme
peruillamme
ablative
perultamme
peruiltamme
allative
perullemme
peruillemme
essive
perunamme
peruinamme
translative
peruksemme
peruiksemme
abessive
peruttamme
peruittamme
instructive
comitative
—peruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
perunne
perunne
accusative
nom.
perunne
perunne
gen.
perunne
genitive
perunne
perujenne
partitive
peruanne
perujanne
inessive
perussanne
peruissanne
elative
perustanne
peruistanne
illative
peruunne
peruihinne
adessive
perullanne
peruillanne
ablative
perultanne
peruiltanne
allative
perullenne
peruillenne
essive
perunanne
peruinanne
translative
peruksenne
peruiksenne
abessive
peruttanne
peruittanne
instructive
comitative
—peruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
perunsa
perunsa
accusative
nom.
perunsa
perunsa
gen.
perunsa
genitive
perunsa
perujensa
partitive
peruaan peruansa
perujaan perujansa
inessive
perussaan perussansa
peruissaan peruissansa
elative
perustaan perustansa
peruistaan peruistansa
illative
peruunsa
peruihinsa
adessive
perullaan perullansa
peruillaan peruillansa
ablative
perultaan perultansa
peruiltaan peruiltansa
allative
perulleen perullensa
peruilleen peruillensa
essive
perunaan perunansa
peruinaan peruinansa
translative
perukseen peruksensa
peruikseen peruiksensa
abessive
peruttaan peruttansa
peruittaan peruittansa
instructive
comitative
—peruineen peruinensa :

##### Derived terms

* peruke
* perukirja
* perunkirja
* perunkirjoittaja
* perunkirjoitus
* perusta

#### Further reading

* “peru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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: /ˈperuˣ/, [ˈpe̞ru(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -eru
* Hyphenation: pe‧ru

#### Verb

peru
* inflection of perua:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* pure

## Garo
### Noun

peru
* jackal

## Icelandic
### Noun

peru
* indefinite accusative singular of pera
* indefinite dative singular of pera
* indefinite genitive singular of pera

## Javanese

Javanese writing system :
| Carakan | ꦥꦼꦫꦸ |
| Pegon | |
| Roman | peru |

### Etymology

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

### Noun

pĕru
* gall; gall bladder
* bile
* 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
* first-person singular present indicative of pērt

### Noun

peru m
* genitive plural of peri

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* pere

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *peru.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpe.ru/

### Noun

peru f
* 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
### Alternative forms

* perú (1931-prescribed spelling or misspelling)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾu/, /piˈɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾu/, /piˈɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈɾu/
* Homophone: Peru
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: pe‧ru

### Noun

peru m (plural perus, feminine perua, feminine plural peruas)
* wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
    Synonym: peru-selvagem
* (loosely) turkey (any bird in the genus Meleagris)

#### Derived terms

* peru-ocelado
* peru-selvagem
* perua
* peruzão
* peruzinho

#### Descendants

* → Hunsrik: Biru

### Noun

peru m (uncountable)
* turkey (flesh or meat of the turkey eaten as food)

### Noun

peru m (plural perus)
* (Portugal, soccer) a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper
    Synonym: frango
* (Brazil, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

### References

* “peru”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “peru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “peru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “peru”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

peru
* dative/locative singular of pero

### Verb

peru (Cyrillic spelling перу)
* third-person plural present of prati

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈperu]

### Noun

peru
* dative singular of pero