Juruá
[ Portuguese zhoo-roo-ah ]
/ Portuguese ˌʒu ruˈɑ /
noun
a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
Example sentences from the Web for jurua
The Tunantins is almost depopulated, and there are only a few families of wandering Indians at the mouth of the Jurua.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon |Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for jurua
Juruá
/ (Portuguese ʒuˈrua) /
noun
a river in South America, rising in E central Peru and flowing northeast across NW Brazil to join the Amazon. Length: 1900 km (1200 miles)