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amaru

amaru noun: a double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.

Noun

amaru (plural amarus)

  1. A double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.

Proper noun capitalized: Amaru

Amaru

  1. A commune of Buzău County, Romania.
  2. A village in Amaru, Buzău County, Romania.

Forms of amaru

pluralamarus

Origin of amaru

Borrowed from Quechua amaru.

From Romanian Amaru.

Questions about amaru

What does amaru mean?
Amaru means a double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.
What part of speech is amaru?
Amaru can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of amaru?
The plural of amaru is amarus.

Words near amaru in the dictionary

  1. Amars
  2. amarsipid
  3. amarsipids
  4. amartia
  5. Amartya
  6. amaru
  7. amarus
  8. amaryllid
  9. amaryllidaceous
  10. amaryllideous
  11. amaryllides

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