Pacha Mama

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Pacha Mama highlighted in a sketch drawing by the chronicler Joan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of pacha (earth, world, universe) +‎ mama (mother), literally World Mother.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃa ˈma.ma/

Proper noun

Pacha Mama

  1. an Andean goddess of Earth and fertility; usually equated to Mother Nature in Western thought.