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quechua

/ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/

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What does quechua mean?

noun

  1. A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.

proper noun

  1. The language spoken by these people.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/

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Chest, proportions of, in soldiers and sailors; large, of the Quechua and Aymara Indians.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300