[ 'kɛtʃwə ]
(also Quecha 'kɛtʃə , Quichua )
■ noun ( plural same or ~s )
1》 a member of an American Indian people of Peru and neighbouring countries.
2》 the language or group of languages of the ~.
Derivatives
~n adjective &noun
Origin
Sp., from ~ ghechwa 'temperate valleys'.