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perua.

female equivalent of peru, a turkey-hen

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈɾu.ɐ/Brazil/peˈɾu.ɐ/Brazil/pɨˈɾu.ɐ/Portugal
  1. female equivalent of peru, a turkey-hen

    feminine · form-of
  2. a very skinny riding equid

    feminine · informal
  3. drunkenness

    feminine · informal
  4. a middle-aged woman who uses extravagant clothes and accessories

    Brazil · feminine · figuratively · informal · offensive · sometimes
  5. a prostitute

    Brazil · feminine · informal · offensive · sometimes
  6. van (an automobile smaller than a bus or truck and larger than a common car)

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish Perúbor. Portuguese Peru Portuguese peru Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese perua From peru + -a.

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