quechua

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about quechua at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire.
2. A community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire.
3. The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas.