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Quechua

quec·hua

UK/ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/ US/ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire

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2.

the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

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Origin

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

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