KECHUA

Quechua, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Kechua, Kechuan

(noun) the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

Quechua, Kechua

(noun) a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire

Quechua, Kechua

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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