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Quechua noun (Quechua or Quechuas) 1 a group of S American peoples that includes the Incas, who inhabit Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. 2 an individual belonging to this group of peoples. 3 their language, which is widely used in this area as a lingua franca. adj belonging or relating to this group or language. Quechuan noun, adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: Spanish, from Quechua k'echua plunderer.

Quechua noun (Quechua or Quechuas) 1 a group of S American peoples that includes the Incas, who inhabit Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. 2 an individual belonging to this group of peoples. 3 their language, which is widely used in this area as a lingua franca. adj belonging or relating to this group or language. Quechuan noun, adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: Spanish, from Quechua k'echua plunderer.

Quechua noun (Quechua or Quechuas) 1 a group of S American peoples that includes the Incas, who inhabit Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. 2 an individual belonging to this group of peoples. 3 their language, which is widely used in this area as a lingua franca. adj belonging or relating to this group or language. Quechuan noun, adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: Spanish, from Quechua k'echua plunderer.