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"Lima" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Lima", and "Peru" is a proper noun which is often translated as "el Perú". Learn more about the difference between "Lima" and "Peru" below.
Peru(
puh
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ru
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
1. (country)
a. el Perú (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One day she quit her job, moved to Peru, and started a llama farm.Un día renunció a su trabajo, se mudó a Perú, y estableció una granja de llamas.
