inca
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Inca¹
- /ˈɪŋkə/
Sounds like inker (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɪŋkə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish inca, from Classical Quechua inka (“emperor”).
noun Incas · Inca
- A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest. To honor the spirits that take form as mountains, the Inca stoneworkers carved rock outcrops to replicate their shapes.
inca²
noun incas
- Any of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quechua, quechuan, blind, cnib, andean, peruvian, tawantinsuyu, inka, sovereign, ruler, potentate, king, precolumbian, amerindian, indigenous, emperor
Translations
Talk about this word "inca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inca "inca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inca.Cite this
@misc{inca_2026,
title = {inca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
