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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

peru.

wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈɾu/Brazil/peˈɾu/Brazil/pɨˈɾu/Portugal
  1. wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

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

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/piˈɾu/Brazil/peˈɾu/Brazil/pɨˈɾu/Portugal
  1. turkey (flesh or meat of the turkey eaten as food)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/piˈɾu/Brazil/peˈɾu/Brazil/pɨˈɾu/Portugal
  1. a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper

    Portugal · masculine
  2. penis

    Brazil · masculine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

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

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