See Also: peruvian(medicine)
Peruvian(dictionary)
Peruvian bark(medicine)
Peruvian tarantula(medicine)
Peruvian wart(medicine)
Peruvian Nuevo Sol(finance)
Peruvian doctor(health)

Peruvian (iou)



Peruvian noun & adjective. E17.
[mod. Latin Peruvia Peru + -AN.]
A. noun.
A native or inhabitant of Peru, a country in S. America. E17.
[Prob. based on Polish and Russian Union.] A Jew, esp. one from central or eastern Europe (derog. & racially offensive); (among Jews) a crude or dishonest person, a boor. S. Afr. slang. L19.
b. adjective. Of, native to, or produced in Peru. E17.
Peruvian bark cinchona bark. Peruvian IPECACUANHA. Peruvian lily = ALSTROEMERIA.