Etymology

Quechua

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Today it means: A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia. Full definition →

Quechua qhichwa
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  1. Quechua · derived fromqhichwa
  2. English todayQuechua

Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

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