Perón

Pe·rón

[puh-rohn; Spanish pe-rawn]
noun
1.
E·va Duar·te de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te the] , 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
2.
Juan (Do·min·go) [wahn duh-ming-goh; Spanish hwahn daw-meeng-gaw] , 1895–1974, Argentine military and political leader: president 1946–55, 1973–74.
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Perón (Spanish peˈrɔn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Juan Domingo (xwan doˈmɪnɡo). 1895--1974, Argentine soldier and statesman; dictator (1946--55). He was deposed in 1955, remaining in exile until 1973, when he was elected president (1973--74)
2.  his third wife, María Estella (maˈria esˈteʎa), known as Isabel. born 1931, president of Argentina (1974--76); deposed
3.  (María) Eva (Duarte) de Perón (ˈeβa), known as Evita. Second wife of Juan Domingo Perón. 1919--52, Argentine film actress: active in politics and social welfare (1946--52)
 
Pe'ronist
 
n, —adj

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Perón is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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