n.
Pronunciation: ' ke-ch ə -w ə , ' kech-w ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Quechua or Quechuas
Etymology: Spanish, probably from Southern Peruvian Quechua qheswa ( simi ), literally, valley speech
Date: 1840
1 : a family of languages spoken by Indian peoples of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina
2 a : a member of an Indian people of central Peru b : a group of peoples forming the dominant element of the Inca Empire
– Que · chu · an \ -w ə n \ adjective or noun