Quichua

[ keech-wah, -wuh ]

/ ˈkitʃ wɑ, -wə /

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

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Words nearby Quichua

quibbling, Quibdó, Quiberon, quiche, quiche Lorraine, Quichua, quick, quick-and-dirty, quick and the dead, quick as a wink, quick assets

How to use Quichua in a sentence

Their dialect, the Cauqui, contains many radical words of the Quichua language.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
In the southern parts of the country, particularly about Cuzco, the Quichua is spoken.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
In Quichua poetry, the lines are short, and seldom thoroughly rhythmical.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Of the Quichua, Quiteña, and Lama languages several grammars and dictionaries exist.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

In parenthesis it should be added that Quichua verse is still cultivated artificially in Peru and Ecuador.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Quichua

Quichua

/ (ˈkɪtʃwə) /

noun plural -uas or -ua

a variant of Quechua

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