kechua

noun, plural Kech·uas, (especially collectively) Kech·ua.

1. Quechua.

noun, plural Quech·uas, (especially collectively) Quech·ua for 2.

1. the language of the Inca civilization, presently spoken by about 7 million people in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
2. a member of an Indian people of Peru speaking Quechua.

noun

1. a variant of Quechua

noun

1. plural -uas or -ua a member of any of a group of South American Indian peoples of the Andes, including the Incas
2. the language or family of languages spoken by these peoples, possibly distantly related to the Tupï-Guarani family

n.

Indian people of Peru and surrounding regions, 1811, from Spanish, from Quechua kechua “plunderer, destroyer.” Also the name of their language. Related: Quechuan.