ˈyüŋkə noun
or yun·ga -ŋgə ; also yun·ka -ŋkə
( plural yunca or yuncas or yunga or yungas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish Yunca, Yunga, from yunga, yunca yunga
1.
a. : a group of Indian peoples of the coast of Peru
b. : a member of any of the peoples of this group
2. : the language of the Yunca people now superseded by Quechua and Spanish