English Explanatory Dictionary

Quechua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
name
  1. The language spoken by these people.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/ en-us-Quechua.ogg

Word forms

Quechua Quechuas

Etymology

Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

Synonyms

Quechuan

Related words

Inca Quichua Wiktionary’s coverage of Quechua terms

Derived words

Quechuan Quechumaran
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