Piru

See also: piru and pìrú

English

Etymology 1

From Chumashan.[1] The gang was named after Piru Street, a residential street in Compton and neighboring Willowbrook, but is now often explained by various backronyms such as "Powerful Indestructible Ruthless Untouchables".

Proper noun

Piru

  1. A census-designated place in Ventura County, California, United States.

Noun

Piru (plural Pirus)

  1. A member of an alliance of African-American street gangs based in southern California.
    • 2017, Joseph E. Morgan, Gregory N. Reish, Tyranny and Music, page 223:
      YG, aka Keenon Jackson, using using the Piru vernacular, released a song titled “Bicken Back Bein Bool,” as a single from his album Still Brazy.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Piru

  1. The northernmost dialect of the Luhu language.
    • 2024 March 8, Antara, “11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry”, in Jakarta Globe‎[2]:
      Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku.

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of California.‎[1], 1997-1998 edition, New York, N.Y.: Somerset Publishers, 1997, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 377

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Peru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pi.ru]
  • Rhymes: -ru, -u
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧ru

Proper noun

Piru (Jawi spelling ڤيرو)

  1. obsolete spelling of Peru

Usage notes

This spelling is still found in the word ayam piru (“turkey”).

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