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Quechua (n.)

native people of Peru and surrounding regions, 1811, from Spanish, from Quechua (Inca) kechua "plunderer, destroyer." Also the name of their language. Related: Quechuan.

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Definitions of Quechua from WordNet

Quechua (n.)
a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire;
Synonyms: Kechua
Quechua (n.)
a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire;
Synonyms: Kechua
Quechua (n.)
the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas;
Synonyms: Quechuan / Quechuan language / Kechua / Kechuan
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