Quechua
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Quechua /ˈkɛtʃwə/ (also Quecha /ˈkɛtʃə/, Quichua)
▶noun (pl. same or Quechuas)
- 1 a member of an American Indian people of Peru and neighbouring countries.
- 2 the language or group of languages of the Quechua.
– derivatives
Quechuan adjective & noun.
Quechuan adjective & noun.
– origin Sp., from Quechua ghechwa ‘temperate valleys’.
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