Peru

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Type Country
Usage English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Hindi
Scripts Перу(Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) პერუ(Georgian) पेरू(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. /pə.ˈɹuː/(English) /pe.ˈʁuː/(German) /ˈpe.ru/(Finnish) /ˈpɛ.ru/(Polish, Czech, Hungarian)

Meaning & History

From Spanish Perú, older Birú, which was possibly derived from the name of a chieftain (who nevertheless resided in modern-day Panama).