# Quechua

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/ · frequency rank #55,670

## Definitions
1. A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.

## Etymology
Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quechua