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Quechua

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/

The English word “Quechua” has 2 meanings listed here.

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.

proper noun

  1. The language spoken by these people.

Etymology

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

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