quechua

Noun quechua has 3 senses

• quechua(n = noun.person) kechua - a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire;
is a kind of south american indian
has particulars: inca, incan, inka
Derived form adjective quechuan₁

• quechua(n = noun.group) kechua - a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire;
is a kind of community

• quechua(n = noun.communication) kechua, kechuan, quechuan, quechuan language - the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas;
is a kind of american-indian language, american indian, amerind, amerindian language, indian
Derived form adjective quechuan₁