Peruvian

From Lima's country

Peruvian describes something from or relating to Peru, the South American country on the Pacific coast: Peruvian cuisine, Peruvian history.

As a noun, a Peruvian is a person from Peru or of Peruvian descent: She married a Peruvian she met in Lima.

Incan

Machu Picchu

Incan sanctuary in Peru

terracing · mummy · Moray · Nazca

cuisine

ceviche

Citrus-cured raw seafood dish

  • piscoGrape brandy from Peru
  • chichaLatin American fermented beverage
  • yucaStarchy tropical root

chirimoya · pisco sour

camelid

llama

Domesticated Andean pack animal

wool · fiber · fleece · herding · camelid · domestication · pack animal · caravan · grazing · breeding

Andean

Andes

South American western range

condor · glaciation · altiplano · alpaca · vicuña · guanaco · Titicaca · terracing

nationality

citizenship

Status as state member

  • passportGovernment-issued travel credential
  • LimaPeru's largest city
  • CuscoFormer Inca imperial seat

Trujillo · sol · diaspora · emigrant · immigrant · Amazonian · coastal · highland

heritage

traditions

Long-established customs passed down

archaeology · pottery · textiles · weaving · panpipes · mythology · rituals · festivals · cajón · masks

Categories
Opposites
regional south american contrast

PeruvianChilean

Of an Andean republic

Bolivian · Ecuadorian · Colombian · Brazilian · Venezuelan

global geographic distance

PeruvianJapanese

Of or from Nippon

Chinese · Korean · Indonesian · Filipino · Vietnamese

colonial heritage contrast

PeruvianSpanish

Language of Iberia

Iberian · European · Castilian · Old World

Phrases
Family

Peruvian bark, Peruvians

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G