Quechuan

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/ˈkɛt͡ʃwən//ˈkɛt͡ʃəwən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Quechua people or language.

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Meanings

adjectiveQuechuan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Quechua people or language.
nounQuechuan (plural Quechuans)

plural Quechuans

  1. A member of the Quechua people.

    Synonyms: Quechua

proper noun
  1. Quechua, the language spoken by the Quechua people.

    Synonyms: Quechua

  2. Such languages considered as a family.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Quechua people.

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Quechua

proper nounQuechua, the language spoken by the Quechua people.

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Quechua

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to the Quechua or their language

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Kechuan

nounthe language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

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QuechuaQuechuan languageKechuaKechuanQuechua languageKechua languageKechuan language
Broader
AmerindAmerindian languageAmerican-Indian language
Also see
quechua

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Quechua + -an.

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Translations

Catalan quítxua
  • quítxuaof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
Czech kečuánský
  • kečuánskýof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
French quechua, kechua
  • quechuaof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
  • kechuaof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
Polish keczuański, kiczuański
  • keczuańskiof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
  • kiczuańskiof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
Portuguese quíchua
  • quíchuaof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
Spanish quechua
  • quechuaof or pertaining to the Quechua people or language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Quechuan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.