peras

See also: Peras and pêras

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowead from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Noun

peras

  1. a pear tree; a tree of the genus Pyrus
  2. the fruit of this tree; a pear

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ras
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾas/ [ˈpe.ɾas]

Noun

peras

  1. pear

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay peras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs. Cf. Tagalog pigis.

Verb

peras (active memeras, reflexive passive terperas, ordinary passive diperas, imperative peras, emphatic-jussive peraslah)

  1. to squeeze out, to juice, to milk, to press
  2. (figurative) to extort, to blackmail, to exploit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Adjective

peras (comparative lebih peras, superlative paling peras)

  1. (archaic) smooth
    Synonym: licin
  2. (archaic) flat
    Synonyms: paras, rata

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese peras (offering).

Noun

peras (plural peras-peras)

  1. offerings from the Seblang dance performance, in the form of woven coconut leaves or bamboo, containing coconuts peeled from the shell, decorated with lawe thread and Javanese sugar

Further reading

Latin

Noun

pērās

  1. accusative plural of pēra

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəras/
  • Rhymes: -ras, -as

Verb

peras (Jawi spelling ڤرس)

  1. to extract; to squeeze
    Synonym: perah
  2. (figurative) to extort

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: peras

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: pe‧ras

    Noun

    peras

    1. plural of pera

    Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

       

      • Hyphenation: pe‧ras

      Noun

      peras

      1. plural of pera

      Spanish

      Noun

      peras f pl

      1. plural of pera

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpeɾas/ [ˈpɛː.ɾɐs]
      • Rhymes: -eɾas
      • Syllabification: pe‧ras

      Noun

      peras (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

      1. pear

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