Chorrillos

[ chuh-ree-ohs; Spanish chaw-ree-aws ]

/ tʃəˈri oʊs; Spanish tʃɔˈri ɔs /

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noun

a city in W central Peru.

a district in W central Peru.

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How to use Chorrillos in a sentence

These defences consisted of two distinct positions, Chorrillos and Miraflores, the latter being about 4000 yds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various
At Chorrillos, a few miles south of Lima, the militia waited behind a hastily constructed line of defence.
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson