Etymology

oroya

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Today it means: A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines. Full definition →

Spanish oroya ← Quechua oroya
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromoroya
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromoroya
  3. English todayoroya

From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.

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