ペルー

ペルー

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 秘露

Etymology

From English Peru, from Spanish Perú.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ペ​ルー [péꜜrùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [pe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝː]

Proper noun

ペルー (rōmaji Perū)

1. Peru (country in South America)
   • 1996 June 15 [Oct 10 1995], Narita, Minako, “ＳＣＥＮＥ.１　ミカエルという名なの生いき物もの [SCENE.1 A Living Namesake of Archangel Michael]”, in ＮＡＴＵＲＡＬナチュラル, volume 1 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 101:

     リコったら色 (いろ)気 (け)ないわねー　例 (れい)のどこか外 (がい)国 (こく)の子 (こ)？

     Rikottara iroke nai wa nē Rei no doko ka gaikoku no ko?

     Aren’t you interested in boys, Riko? Not even in like, some foreign kid, for example?

     うん　ペルーの子 (こ)

     Un Perū no ko

     Yup, a Peruvian kid

See also

• ペルー共 (きょう)和 (わ)国 (こく) (Perū Kyōwakoku)

References

1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0