Quechua

Quech·ua also Kech·ua  (kchw, -wä) or Quich·ua (kch-)

n. pl. Quechua or Quech·uas also Kechua or Kech·uas or Quichua or Quich·uas

1. The Quechuan language of the Inca empire, now widely spoken throughout the Andes highlands from southern Colombia to Chile.

2.

a. A member of a South American Indian people originally constituting the ruling class of the Inca empire.

b. A member of a Quechuan-speaking people.

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[Spanish, from Quechua kkechuwa, plunderer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Quechua - a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire Kechua South American Indian - a member of a native Indian group in South America Incan, Inka, Inca - a member of the Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru
	2.	Quechua - a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire Kechua
	3.	Quechua - the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Kechuan, Quechuan, Quechuan language, Kechua American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians