INCA


Meaning of INCA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈiŋ-kə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua inka ruler of the Inca empire

Date: 1594

1.

a. : a member of the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintaining an empire until the Spanish conquest

b. : a king or noble of the Inca empire

2. : a member of any people under Inca influence

• In·ca·ic in-ˈkā-ik adjective

• In·can ˈiŋ-kən adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.