transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈke-chə-wə, ˈkech-wə ]
noun
( 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 -wən adjective or noun