quíchua

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quichua (Quechua), from Quechua qichwa (literally temperate valley).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈki.ʃu.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈki.ʃwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈki.ʃu.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈki.ʃwa/
 

  • Hyphenation: quí‧chu‧a

Noun

quíchua m or f by sense (plural quíchuas)

  1. Quechua (member of a Quechuan ethnic group)
  2. (uncountable) Quechua (language)

Adjective

quíchua m or f (plural quíchuas, not comparable)

  1. Quechuan