English Explanatory Dictionary

Inca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.
noun
  1. Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Inca.wav

Word forms

Inca Incas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka (“emperor”).

Derived words

Inca dove Inca lily Incan Peruvian Inca Orchid black inca bronzy inca brown inca collared inca Gould's inca
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