Juruá

[ Portuguese zhoo-roo-ah ]

noun

1. a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

Juruá

/ ʒuˈrua /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

The Rio Jurua, coming from the southwest, soon joins the river on the left.

From Project Gutenberg

The Tunantins is almost depopulated, and there are only a few families of wandering Indians at the mouth of the Jurua.

From Project Gutenberg