Country name that's also the Portuguese word for "turkey" (4)

I believe the answer is:

peru

(Other definitions for peru that I've seen before include "Paddington Bear's country of birth" , "Nazca, Cuzco here" , "Andes republic" , "S American country, capital Lima" , "South American country" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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