Etymology

Machu Picchu

Today it means: An ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru. Full definition →

Quechua machu
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived frommachu“old, ancient”
  2. English todayMachu Picchu

From Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) + pikchu (“mountain, peak”).

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