Kichwa
Kichwa is the alternative form of Quechua.
Meaning of Quechua
Noun
Quechua (plural Quechuas or Quechua)
- A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
- The Quechuas, a tribe of the Inca people, were Indians of the red race and with an appearance and trait which is distinctly American. “They are”, says Victor W. Von Hagen in his book, Realm of the Incas, “of medium height, and inclined to be thickset, with large hands, small wrists, a...1972, Lytle Robinson, chapter 5, in Edgar Cayceʼs Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man, USA: Berkley Publishing Corporation, page 105
- Synonyms:
- Quechuan
Forms of Kichwa
| plural | Kichwa |
|---|---|
| plural | Kichwas |
Questions about Kichwa
- What is Kichwa the alternative form of?
- Kichwa is the alternative form of Quechua.
Words near Kichwa in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kichwa (page history and authors); Quechua (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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