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Quechuan

[ kech-wuhn ]
/ ˈkɛtʃ wən /

adjective

of or relating to the Quechua language or people.

noun, plural Quech·uans, (especially collectively) Quech·uan.

Quechua.

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Origin of Quechuan

First recorded in 1835–45; Quechu(a) + -an

Words nearby Quechuan

Québecois, quebracho, quebrada, Quechan, Quechua, Quechuan, Queckenstedt-Stookey test, queef, queen, Queen Anne, Queen Anne's Bounty
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