"Piru" meaning in All languages combined

See Piru on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Shoshone [Term?]. 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". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|shh}} Shoshone [Term?] Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Piru
  1. A census-designated place in Ventura County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Piru-en-name-lM3NmtCO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17

Noun [English]

Forms: Pirus [plural]
Etymology: From Shoshone [Term?]. 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". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|shh}} Shoshone [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun}} Piru (plural Pirus)
  1. A member of an alliance of African-American street gangs based in southern California.
    Sense id: en-Piru-en-noun-mK0ot247

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: [pi.ru] Forms: ڤيرو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ru, -u Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Peru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|pt|Peru}} Borrowed from Portuguese Peru Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=ڤيرو}} Piru (Jawi spelling ڤيرو)
  1. Obsolete spelling of Peru. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: Peru
    Sense id: en-Piru-ms-name-h9EvnOEM Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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