English-Thai Dictionary

Peruvian

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ประเทศ เปรู  kiao-kab-pra-thed-pe-ru

 

Peruvian

N ชาว เปรู  chow-pe-ru

 

peruvian

A เกี่ยวกับ ประเทศ เปรู 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERUVIAN

a.Pertaining to Peru, in South America. Peruvian bark, the bark of the Cinchona, a tree of Peru; called also Jesuits' bark. The taste is bitter and pungent, and it is used as an astringent and tonic, in cases of debility, and particularly as a febrifuge in intermittents.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERUVIAN

Pe *ru "vi *an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. péruvien, Sp. peruviano.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n.

 

Defn: A native or an inhabitant of Peru. Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam. -- Peruvian bark, the bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc. , and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona. See Cinchona.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Peruvian bark

Pe ru vi an bark |pəˈro͞ovēən pəˌruviən ˈbɑrk | ▶noun cinchona bark.

 

Peruvian Current

Pe ru vi an Cur rent a cold ocean current that moves north from the Antarctic Ocean along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru before turning west into the South Equatorial Current.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Peruvian bark

Peru |vian bark ▶noun [ mass noun ] cinchona bark.

 

Peruvian Current

Peru |vian Current a cold ocean current that moves northwards from the Southern Ocean along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru before turning westwards into the South Equatorial Current.

 

Spanish Dictionary

peruviano, -na

peruviano, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a Perú, país de América del Sur, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO peruano .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Perú .SINÓNIMO peruano .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Peruvian

Pe ru vi an /pərúːviən /形容詞 ペルー (人 )の .名詞 C ペルー人 .～̀ b á rk キナ皮 〘キニーネの原料 〙.