adjective
of, from or relating to Upper Peru (colonial region in South America, approximately corresponding to modern Bolivia)
Etymology tree
Spanish Alto Perú
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Spanish -ano
Spanish altoperuano
From Alto Perú + -ano.
noun, masculineplural: altoperuanos
native or inhabitant of Upper Peru (colonial region in South America, approximately corresponding to modern Bolivia) (usually male)
Etymology tree
Spanish Alto Perú
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Spanish -ano
Spanish altoperuano
From Alto Perú + -ano.