Puruchuco

P3U1R1U1C3H4U1C3O1

proper noun

An archaeological site in Lima, Peru.

OriginQuechua phuruchuku →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An archaeological site in Lima, Peru.

    Since the quipu could represent instructions sent to the ruler of Puruchuco from the provincial governor, or accounting records sent from Puruchuco to the governor, it would have been useful for the records to carry a tag identifying the place they referred to.

    2005 August 16, Nicholas Wade, “Those Ancient Incan Knots? Tax Accounting, Researchers Suggest”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Quechuaphuruchuku“feather hat”
  2. EnglishPuruchuco

From Quechua phuruchuku (“feather hat”), from phuru + chuku

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APA

Puruchuco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puruchuco

MLA

“Puruchuco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puruchuco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puruchuco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puruchuco.

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