perua
Portuguese, noun/piˈɾu.ɐ/
perua is spelled P-E-R-U-A (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,500th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perua is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a very skinny riding equid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of peru, a turkey-hen. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher com excesso de enfeites”.
What does perua mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of peru, a turkey-hen
- 2
feminineinformala very skinny riding equid
- 3
feminineinformaldrunkenness
- 4
Brazilfeminineinformaloffensivea middle-aged woman who uses extravagant clothes and accessories
- 5
Brazilfeminineinformaloffensivea prostitute
- 6
Brazilfemininevan (an automobile smaller than a bus or truck and larger than a common car)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher com excesso de enfeites 2. certo tipo de automóvel
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perua
- peruas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perua?
- Brazil /piˈɾu.ɐ/
- Brazil /peˈɾu.ɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈɾu.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perua in Portuguese?
perua appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).