Piru

See also: piru and pìrú

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".

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.

Anagrams

• Puri, puri, rupi

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”).