English words from Quechua
- wilcoIndicates agreement and compliance.
- tumiA ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South America.
- amaruA double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.
- AnkuAn archaeological site in the Tantamayo District, Huamalíes Province, Department of Huánuco, Peru, declared a National Cultural Heritage site on the 18th of June 2002.
- aylluA traditional family-based community in the Andes, especially among Quechua and Aymara peoples.
- cachuaA Latin-American baroque dance form found mainly in Peru.
- chaguarAny of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.
- chakanaA stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.
- pacayA Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.
- pukaraA defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic inhabitants (primarily Inca and Aymara) of the central Andean area.
- suyuAny of the four quarters of the Inca Empire.
- takanakuyA traditional annual fighting event held on 25 December by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province near Cuzco in Peru.
- uturuncuA jaguar.
- yanakunaAn individual in the Inca Empire who left the ayllu system and worked full-time at a variety of tasks for the Inca, their queen, or the religious establishment.