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-uas, -ua) a member of any of a group of indigenous peoples of the Andes, including the Incas the language or family of languages spoken by these peoples, possibly distantly related to the Tupï-Guarani family
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Quech•ua
(kech′wä, -wə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -uas, (esp. collectively) -ua for 2.
- Language Varietiesthe language of the Inca civilization, presently spoken by about 7 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
- Language Varietiesa member of an Indian people of Peru speaking Quechua.
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'Quechua' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aymara
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
- Inca
- Kechua
- Kechuan
- Peru
- Quechuan
- Quichua
- cancha
- caoutchouc
- charqui
- cherimoya
- coca
- condor
- gaucho
- guanaco
- guano
- inti
- kero
- lagniappe
- llama
- mate
- maté
- oca
- paccha
- pampas
- pita
- puma
- puna
- quinine
- quinoa
- quipu
- rhatany
- vicuna
- vicuña
- viscacha