Quechua
wɑ, -wə noun, plural Quech·uas (especially collectively) Quech·ua for 2.
1.
the language of the Inca civilization, presently spoken by about 7 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
2.
a member of an Indian people of Peru speaking Quechua.
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Quechua, Kechua or Quichua (ˈkɛtʃwə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -uas, -ua | |
| 1. | a member of any of a group of South American Indian peoples of the Andes, including the Incas |
| 2. | the language or family of languages spoken by these peoples, possibly distantly related to the Tupï-Guarani family |
| Kechua, Kechua or Quichua | |
| —n | |
| Quichua, Kechua or Quichua | |
| —n | |
| 'Quechuan, Kechua or Quichua | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'Kechuan, Kechua or Quichua | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'Quichuan, Kechua or Quichua | |
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Word Origin & History
Quechua
1840, from Sp., from Quechua kechua "plunderer, destroyer." Indian people of Peru and surrounding regions.
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