Peró

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾu/

Proper noun

Peró m

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Derived terms

• peroan m, peroana f

Old Tupi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pedro.

Proper noun

Peró

1. a male given name from Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter
   • 1622, anonymous author, “Alcançar ia a alguẽ q. uay caminhando”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 30; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Aço Pero rupigtigca igpe.

     [Asó Peró rupytyka 'ype.]

     I went to the river to catch up with Peter.

Derived terms

• peró