Definition for Pizarro (-'s)

Pizarro (-'s), proper n. [Sp. < pizarra, slate.]

Francisco Pizarro (A.D. 1471-1541); Spanish explorer; conqueror of Peru; man who discovered the Pacific with Balboa; one who acquired enormous quantities of gold in South America; [fig.] riches; wealth; material possessions.

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