quechua

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quechua

[ˈket͡ʃwa]

Rhymes with e.t͡ʃwa

Where it comes from

Del quechua qhichwa ('valle templado').^([cita requerida])

noun

Familia de lenguas del occidente de Sudamérica, habladas por alrededor de 7 millones de personas en Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina y Chile.
En particular, cualquiera de las lenguas de la familia quechua, a menudo considerada como un solo idioma.

In English

Quechua language
Quechuan of or pertaining to the Quechua people or language

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MLA

"quechua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/quechua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

quechua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/quechua

Chicago

"quechua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/quechua.

BibTeX

@misc{quechua_2026,
  title = {quechua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/quechua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}